Marcel Schmittfull writes: > Hi ! > I'm quite new to Emacs and I'd like to install the package JDEE. In order to so I've >to install elib (I downloaded it from http://jdee.sunsite.dk/elib-1.0.tar.gz). > > Now I encounter when installing elib on Linux SuSE Personal 8.0. Has anyone of you >had the same problems ? > > I changed the Makefile as follows: > > Makefile: > # ================================================================ > # Change the following to reflect the situation at your site: > > prefix = /usr > ## was before: prefix = /usr/local > datadir = $(prefix)/share > locallisppath = $(datadir)/emacs/21.1/lisp > # This will fail if locallisppath is anything but a single directory. > # That is all right, since that is the default behaviour of Emacs; those > # that know how to change it, should know how to change this file. And > # if this is accepted into GNU Emacs, the files should end up inside > # the normal lisp directory. > ELIBDIR = $(locallisppath)/elib > infodir = $(prefix)/share/info > > EMACS = emacs > MAKEINFO = makeinfo > TEXI2DVI = texi2dvi > SHELL = /bin/sh > INSTALL_DATA = cp > > # ================================================================ > # You shouldn't change anything below this line. > # > > > After `make install' (typed in as root) these errors occur: > > emacs -batch -l elib-compile-all.el -f compile-elib > mkdir /usr/share/emacs/21.1/lisp/elib > cp elib.info* /usr/share/info > if /bin/sh -c 'install-info --version' \ > >/dev/null 2>&1; then \ > install-info --infodir=/usr/share/info elib.info; \ > else true; fi > install-info: Unbekannte Option »--infodir=/usr/share/info« > »install-info --help« gibt weitere Informationen. > make: *** [install-info] Fehler 1 > > > I don't understand anything of this error. What does it mean ? >
Apparently, the version of install-info on your system does not recognize the --infodir option. If I were you, I would not bother with the makefile (I never did). Simply unzip or copy the elib distribution to /usr/share/emacs/21.1/site-lisp/elib. Later when you become more proficient in Emacs you can try compiling the elib Lisp files yourself. (It's not necessary to compile Emacs Lisp files. In general, if I were you, I'd get my installation working before I compiled any Lisp files. Then you can try compiling the Lisp files to see if it makes any difference in speed. In my experience, compilation doesn't make any perceptible difference except in the case of a few packages, e.g., psgml.) - Paul > Maybe there's a mistake in my Makefile; what locallisppath do I have to choose ? On >my system emacs is installed as follows: > /usr/share/emacs > | | > site-lisp 21.1 > | | | | > etc leim lisp site-lisp > (etc, leim, lisp and site-lisp are in the directory 21.1) > where > /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp contains about 20 el and elc files > /usr/share/emacs/21.1/lisp contains lots of el and elc files and several >directories (f.e. calendar, gnus) > /usr/share/emacs/21.1/site-lisp contains the file subdirs.el and the >directory term > > I chose /usr/share/emacs/21.1/lisp as the locallisppath. Is this correct ? > > Or have I done any other mistakes ? > > Thanks in advance ! > Marcel
