From: Tim X <timx@nospam.dev.null>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Emacs23.3: can't get w3m-el-snapshot to install to appropriate path
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 08:00:35 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87ei5xa6x8.fsf@puma.rapttech.com.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 968589a9-e522-4072-9f8b-82f66e8da152@i35g2000prd.googlegroups.com
Dylan <crazy808s@yahoo.com> writes:
> Hello,
>
> I recently tried installing emacs-w3m (development version) from
> source using the "./configure - make - make install" sequence.
>
> Since I have more than one emacs lisp directory installed (GNU emacs
> 21 in directory /usr/share/emacs, GNU emacs 23 directory in /opt/local/
> share/emacs/, and Cocoa Emacs in /Applications/Emacs.app/Contents), I
> explicitly configured file using --with-addpath option, such that "./
> configure --with-addpath=/Applications/Emacs.app/Contents".
>
> However, upon verifying the install with "make what-where", make only
> wants to install in the path where emacs21 is installed (/usr/share/
> emacs). To work around this, I tried removing emacs 21 completely,
> running make again, and this time it recognized /opt/local/share/emacs
> as the install path. Am I missing something here? How can I get make
> to recognize and install to the Cocoa Emacs directory?
>
> Thanks,
> Dylan
Most configure scripts support the --prefix argument, which allows you
to specify the root of the installation tree. Does the w3 configure
script support that? (./configure -help may list available options).
Tim
--
tcross (at) rapttech dot com dot au
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-03-23 21:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-03-23 20:19 Emacs23.3: can't get w3m-el-snapshot to install to appropriate path Dylan
2011-03-23 21:00 ` Tim X [this message]
2011-03-23 21:57 ` Herbert J. Skuhra
2011-03-23 22:12 ` Herbert J. Skuhra
2011-03-23 21:58 ` Herbert J. Skuhra
2011-03-23 23:11 ` Peter Dyballa
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