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

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lennart Borgman (gmail)" <lennart.borgman@gmail.com>
To: "martin rudalics" <rudalics@gmx.at>
Cc: "Bug-Gnu-Emacs" <bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>; 
<587@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 9:20 PM
Subject: bug#587: 23.0.60; To source or not to source (from help)


> martin rudalics wrote:
>>  > 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?
>
> I did not look at the details again since I did not have time to fix this. 
> I notice that C-h v takes me to the Emacs install tree I am using and C-h 
> f takes me to the CVS checkout tree where I compiled Emacs.
>
>>  >> 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 ...
>
> I have seen no problems with the C sources. I always get to the CVS 
> checkout tree from C-h v,f.
>
> I did not even know they could be copied when you do make install. How do 
> you do that?
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