Re: [Orgmode] install and info

[Xiao-Yong Jin]

Richard Riley <address@hidden> writes:

> There might be an inconsistency in the install process. Well, on my
> debian system.
>
> In the Makefile we have
>
> ,----
> | # Where local software is found
> | prefix=/usr/local
> | 
> | # Where local lisp files go.
> | lispdir = $(prefix)/share/emacs/site-lisp
> | 
> | # Where info files go.
> | infodir = $(prefix)/info
> `----
>
> Now I dont pretend to even begin to understand how the info system works
> but a "sudo make install-info" does not work because (a) it puts the
> file into /usr/local/info and my system appears to expect it in
> /usr/local/share/info. 

I changed infodir by myself.

> In addition the install info command appears to be broken:
>
> ,----
> | if [ ! -d /usr/local/info ]; then mkdir -p /usr/local/info; else true; fi ;
> | cp -p doc/org /usr/local/info
> | install-info --info-file=doc/org --info-dir=/usr/local/info
> | Usage: install-info [<options> ...] [--] <filename>
> `----
>
> Hopefully someone can shed some light. I think it used to work but am
> not sure if I was picking up a local info file before.

It always worked for me.  This debian system probably has a
different install-info program as most of other system does.
On mine system:

install-info (GNU texinfo) 4.13
Usage: install-info [OPTION]... [INFO-FILE [DIR-FILE]]

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