From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kai Grossjohann Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: running emacs without installing Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 22:48:56 +0200 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <86ekkqyszr.fsf@ketchup.de.uu.net> References: <7iu0two99r.fsf@neoscale.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1096145468 19236 80.91.229.6 (25 Sep 2004 20:51:08 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 20:51:08 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Sep 25 22:51:01 2004 Return-path: Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CBJVV-0005nZ-00 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 22:51:01 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CBJbd-00075B-Se for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:57:22 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CBJbU-00074J-Q5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:57:12 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.33) id 1CBJbT-00073w-Ql for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:57:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.33) id 1CBJbT-00073t-NP for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:57:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [80.91.229.2] (helo=main.gmane.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1CBJVG-0000R3-Fp for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 16:50:46 -0400 Original-Received: from root by main.gmane.org with local (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1CBJVF-0005RT-00 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 22:50:45 +0200 Original-Received: from pd9e1e11e.dip.t-dialin.net ([217.225.225.30]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 22:50:45 +0200 Original-Received: from kai by pd9e1e11e.dip.t-dialin.net with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Sat, 25 Sep 2004 22:50:45 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-Lines: 10 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: pd9e1e11e.dip.t-dialin.net User-Agent: Gnus/5.110003 (No Gnus v0.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:pMwUhVzuc7YqgTO7jwq/duzkBDE= X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:20892 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:20892 Kin Cho writes: > I want to avoid the softlink on machine X. Are there environment > variables to tell emacs where to find the data and lisp dirs? Yes. EMACS_DATA and friends. C-h i d m Emacs RET enters the Emacs info file, m Environment RET goes to the right spot. (You still have to choose the first menu item, though.) Kai