Re: [O] Problem Installing Info Files

[Jude DaShiell]

Try:
sudo make .install-info while in the org directory and see what happens. 
On Wed, 23 May 2012, Ian Barton wrote:

> When I run make install I am getting the following error:
> 
> make -C doc install
> make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ian/Dropbox/.emacs.d/src/org-mode/doc'
> if [ ! -d ~/.emacs.d/src/info ]; then mkdir -p ~/.emacs.d/src/info; else true;
> fi ;
> install -p org ~/.emacs.d/src/info
> install-info --infodir=~/.emacs.d/src/info org
> ~/.emacs.d/src/info/dir: could not read (No such file or directory) and could
> not create (No such file or directory)
> make[1]: *** [install] Error 1
> make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ian/Dropbox/.emacs.d/src/org-mode/doc'
> make: *** [install-doc] Error 2
> 
> 
> The ~/.emacs.d/src/info exists and is writable. The file
> /.emacs.d/src/org-mode/doc/org exists and looks like an info file. I have
> install-info installed.
> 
> Running:
> 
> install-info --infodir=~/.emacs.d/src/info org
> 
> from the directory containing org gives the following error:
> 
> ~/.emacs.d/src/info/dir: could not read (No such file or directory) and could
> not create (No such file or directory)
> 
> However, the org info file is copied into the directory. So it appears to be a
> problem with install-info. I have now run out of ideas.
> 
> Ian.
> 
> 
> 
> 

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