Re: some info node manuals have no index

[Peter Dyballa <Peter_Dyballa@Web.DE>]

Am 22.12.2007 um 07:36 schrieb reader:

>   (add-to-list 'Info-default-directory-list "/usr/local/gnus/texi")
>   (add-to-list 'Info-default-directory-list "/usr/local/elisp-intro")
>   ;;(add-to-list 'Info-default-directory-list "/usr/local/bbdb/ 
> texinfo")
>   (add-to-list 'Info-default-directory-list "/usr/local/elisp-manual")
>
> So apparently its something a little harder to identify... can anyone
> coach me a bit on what I should be looking for, or futher steps to
> find what is causing the problem?


I have

	Info-default-directory-list is a variable defined in `paths.el'.
	Its value is
	("/usr/local/share/info/" "/usr/local/info/" "/usr/local/gnu/info/"  
"/usr/local/gnu/lib/info/" "/usr/local/gnu/lib/emacs/info/" "/usr/ 
local/emacs/info/" "/usr/local/lib/info/" "/usr/local/lib/emacs/ 
info/" "/usr/share/info/" "/usr/local/share/info/")

So it's obvious that not the info files need to be listed but the  
directories where they can be found.

Actually I think what you try is the wrong way or place to customise:

	Once Info is started, the list of directories to search
	comes from the variable `Info-directory-list'.
	This variable `Info-default-directory-list' is used as the default
	for initializing `Info-directory-list' when Info is started, unless
	the environment variable INFOPATH is set.

C-h v <variable> RET or C-h f <function> RET or the same when the  
cursor is on a variable's or function's name somewhere in GNU Emacs  
are really nice and helpful things.

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