* bug#6652: [Feature Request] [emacs] location of file for help for variables and functions should list full path
@ 2010-07-16 17:06 Terrence Brannon
2010-07-20 13:23 ` Kevin Rodgers
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From: Terrence Brannon @ 2010-07-16 17:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: 6652
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*When debugging load-path issues, one often wonders where a function or
variable was defined. Since the help-for-help for a variable only lists the
file of a function, you have to click on the file link, then find the
default-directory for that file to see what file it really was loaded from.*
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* bug#6652: [Feature Request] [emacs] location of file for help for variables and functions should list full path
2010-07-16 17:06 bug#6652: [Feature Request] [emacs] location of file for help for variables and functions should list full path Terrence Brannon
@ 2010-07-20 13:23 ` Kevin Rodgers
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From: Kevin Rodgers @ 2010-07-20 13:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bug-gnu-emacs
Terrence Brannon wrote:
> *When debugging load-path issues, one often wonders where a function or
> variable was defined. Since the help-for-help for a variable only lists
> the file of a function, you have to click on the file link, then find
> the default-directory for that file to see what file it really was
> loaded from.*
In the *Help* buffer, TAB to the hyperlink, then M-x locate-library --
oops, locate-library does not provide a default for its LIBRARY argument
when called interactively [patch forthcoming].
So, TAB to the hyperlink, then C-u C-x =. Search for help-args, then
TAB to the [Show] hyperlink (or move to the end of the buffer and M-TAB
to [Show]). RET (or mouse-2) will display the full file name in the
*Pp Eval Output* buffer.
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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA
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