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authorRichard M. Stallman1998-04-03 01:52:38 +0000
committerRichard M. Stallman1998-04-03 01:52:38 +0000
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Remove some directories that don't really work now.
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diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
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@@ -391,33 +391,7 @@ Here is a complete list of the variables you may want to set.
391 path variables - `bindir' and `libexecdir'. 391 path variables - `bindir' and `libexecdir'.
392 392
393The above variables serve analogous purposes in the makefiles for all 393The above variables serve analogous purposes in the makefiles for all
394GNU software; here are some variables specific to Emacs. 394GNU software; this variable is specific to Emacs.
395
396`lispdir' indicates where Emacs installs and expects its Lisp library.
397 Its default value, based on `datadir' (see above), is
398 `/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/lisp' (where `VERSION' is as
399 described above).
400
401`locallisppath' indicates where Emacs should search for Lisp files
402 specific to your site. It should be a colon-separated list of
403 directories; Emacs checks them in order before checking
404 `lispdir'. Its default value, based on `datadir' (see above), is
405 `/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp'.
406
407`lisppath' is the complete list of directories Emacs should search for
408 its Lisp files; its default value is the concatenation of
409 `locallisppath' and `lispdir'. It should be a colon-separated
410 list of directories; Emacs checks them in the order they
411 appear.
412
413`etcdir' indicates where Emacs should install and expect the rest of
414 its architecture-independent data, like the tutorial, DOC
415 file, and yow database. Its default value, based on `datadir'
416 (which see), is `/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/etc'.
417
418`lockdir' indicates the directory where Emacs keeps track of its
419 locking information. Its default value, based on
420 `sharedstatedir' (which see), is `/usr/local/com/emacs/lock'.
421 395
422`archlibdir' indicates where Emacs installs and expects the executable 396`archlibdir' indicates where Emacs installs and expects the executable
423 files and other architecture-dependent data it uses while 397 files and other architecture-dependent data it uses while
@@ -433,6 +407,11 @@ settings persist, you can edit them into the `Makefile' in the top
433directory, but be aware that running the `configure' program erases 407directory, but be aware that running the `configure' program erases
434`Makefile' and rebuilds it from `Makefile.in'. 408`Makefile' and rebuilds it from `Makefile.in'.
435 409
410The path for finding Lisp files is specified in src/paths.h,
411a file which is generated by running configure. To change the path,
412you can edit the definition of PATH_LOADSEARCH in that file
413before you run `make'.
414
436The top-level Makefile stores the variable settings it used in the 415The top-level Makefile stores the variable settings it used in the
437Makefiles for the subdirectories, so you don't have to specify them 416Makefiles for the subdirectories, so you don't have to specify them
438when running make in the subdirectories. 417when running make in the subdirectories.