From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Octave Help Mode? Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:55:17 -0400 Message-ID: References: <87wsmzd1pa.fsf@localhorst.mine.nu> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1208277702 24609 80.91.229.12 (15 Apr 2008 16:41:42 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:41:42 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Apr 15 18:42:08 2008 connect(): Connection refused Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Jlnm4-0006FW-Sh for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:12:49 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JlnlQ-0004Fh-EP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:12:08 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JlnVH-0005Lc-Vm for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:55:28 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1JlnVG-0005Kv-BG for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:55:27 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1JlnVG-0005Kp-4W for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:55:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mercure.iro.umontreal.ca ([132.204.24.67]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1JlnVF-0000bW-P3 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:55:25 -0400 Original-Received: from hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.27.50]) by mercure.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B8AA2CFAA9; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:55:25 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from faina.iro.umontreal.ca (faina.iro.umontreal.ca [132.204.26.177]) by hidalgo.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38FA93FE0; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:55:18 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: by faina.iro.umontreal.ca (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 219E7AF5C6; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:55:18 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <87wsmzd1pa.fsf@localhorst.mine.nu> (David Hansen's message of "Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:20:01 +0200") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-DIRO-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-DIRO-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-DIRO-MailScanner-SpamCheck: n'est pas un polluriel, SpamAssassin (score=-2.82, requis 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -2.82) X-DIRO-MailScanner-From: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:95285 Archived-At: >> I have a problem with Ocatve Mode. C-x C-h (or M-x octave-help) does >> not work. It seems that octave-hlp.el cannot find the entrys, so no >> symbol can be described. However, the variable octave-help-files is >> set to "octave". Maybe this is a bug in my distribution? >> I use openSUSE 10.2, and I get no error message, but as stated above I >> cannot get help on anything. > It's working here but I use a developer version of emacs. Is C-h S > working? > To the emacs-devels: > Is there any need for `octave-help' if `info-lookup-symbol' is doing > the same (as far as I can see)? I haven't looked at octave-help, but maybe it is indeed redundant. Can someone check? Stefan