* Emacs local install? @ 2013-02-20 21:13 juliewith 2013-02-20 21:24 ` W. Greenhouse 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: juliewith @ 2013-02-20 21:13 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Help-gnu-emacs I would like to install Emacs to my home directory on a remote system (RH 4.4) where I cannot install with root privileges. Is this possible? I want 24.2 available just for me through a terminal. I assume this takes modification of the .configure file? -- View this message in context: http://emacs.1067599.n5.nabble.com/Emacs-local-install-tp278874.html Sent from the Emacs - Help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Emacs local install? 2013-02-20 21:13 Emacs local install? juliewith @ 2013-02-20 21:24 ` W. Greenhouse 2013-02-20 23:29 ` Óscar Fuentes 0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread From: W. Greenhouse @ 2013-02-20 21:24 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs-mXXj517/zsQ [-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain, Size: 484 bytes --] Hi Julie, juliewith <galaxybeinglambda-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> writes: > I would like to install Emacs to my home directory on a remote system (RH > 4.4) where I cannot install with root privileges. Is this possible? I want > 24.2 available just for me through a terminal. I assume this takes > modification of the .configure file? Yes, this is possible. You can use something like the following: | ./configure --with-prefix="/home/myuser" Hope this helps, WGG [-- Attachment #2: Type: application/pgp-signature, Size: 835 bytes --] ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
* Re: Emacs local install? 2013-02-20 21:24 ` W. Greenhouse @ 2013-02-20 23:29 ` Óscar Fuentes 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Óscar Fuentes @ 2013-02-20 23:29 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs wgreenhouse@riseup.net (W. Greenhouse) writes: >> I would like to install Emacs to my home directory on a remote system (RH >> 4.4) where I cannot install with root privileges. Is this possible? I want >> 24.2 available just for me through a terminal. I assume this takes >> modification of the .configure file? > > Yes, this is possible. You can use something like the following: > > | ./configure --with-prefix="/home/myuser" That's --prefix="/home/myuser" ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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* Re: Emacs local install? [not found] <mailman.20466.1361394808.855.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org> @ 2013-02-21 18:18 ` Pascal J. Bourguignon 0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread From: Pascal J. Bourguignon @ 2013-02-21 18:18 UTC (permalink / raw) To: help-gnu-emacs juliewith <galaxybeinglambda@gmail.com> writes: > I would like to install Emacs to my home directory on a remote system (RH > 4.4) where I cannot install with root privileges. Is this possible? Yes. However, sometimes those remote systems' administrators would prefer you asking them to install those software packages, instead of having each user duplicating them. But if you have the quota to do it in your home, the other answers tell you how to do it. -- __Pascal Bourguignon__ http://www.informatimago.com/ A bad day in () is better than a good day in {}. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 4+ messages in thread
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