Eli Zaretskii wrote:

I didn't find this document


The correct file name is INSTALL-CVS.  Do you see that file?  If not, 
please fetch it from the CVS.

I scanned the INSTALL document, and the README and INSTALL files in mac/

The INSTALL-CVS file was not mentioned in either of these.

Why does the main "make" not compile the lisp files?


It does, if you say "make bootstrap".  Plain "make" assumes the *.elc 
files are already there.

I understood that. I still do not understand why the normal "make" command in the "./compile; make; make install" cycle does not do this?

Well, so much for being a neophyte in the intricates of emacs development. I would, however, like to second Kim's suggestion.


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