bug#587: 23.0.60; To source or not to source (from help)

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "martin rudalics" <rudalics@gmx.at>
To: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>
Cc: "Bug-Gnu-Emacs" <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>; 
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Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 9:03 PM
Subject: bug#587: 23.0.60; To source or not to source (from help)


> > I use the normal
> >
> >   make install INSTALL_DIR=...
>
> I never use that.  Are the ".el" files copied as well in that case?
>
> >> In this case the following might
> >> happen: As for C-h f `describe-function-1' will execute
> >>
> >>       ;; See if lisp files are present where they where installed from.
> >>       (if (not (eq file-name 'C-source))
> >>       (setq file-name (find-source-lisp-file file-name)))
> >>
> >> which sets `file-name' to the ".el" file from the checkout directory
> >> (because you did compile it there) and installs the corresponding
> >> reference in the hyperlink.
> >>
> >> As for C-h v `describe-variable' does _not_ care whether you compiled 
> >> in
> >> another directory and simply goes to the file supplied by 
> >> `symbol-file'.
> >> You could try inserting the snipped above in `describe-variable'
> >> immediately before the line
> >>
> >>           (if file-name
> >>
> >> and see whether it now jumps to the checkout directory instead.
> >
> >
> > Yes, I guess that is correct.
>
> Did you verify it?
>
> >> Personally, I'd prefer something like the following in both cases:
> >>
> >>       (unless (or (eq file-name 'C-source)
> >>           (file-exists-p file-name))
> >>     (setq file-name (find-source-lisp-file file-name)))
> >
> > Thanks martin. I think a variable (or an option) for which elisp to go
> > to would be the best. Is there any reason not to have that?
>
> We'd have to do something similar for definitions in the C-sources too.
> Do I suppose correctly that the C-sources are not copied automatically
> when you explicitly specify the install directory?  I'm too lazy to look
> into this ...
>
> martin
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