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X-Received-From: 209.65.160.92 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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 Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:104841 Archived-At: > -----Original Message----- > From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+dk068x=3Datt.com@gnu.org [mailto:help- > gnu-emacs-bounces+dk068x=3Datt.com@gnu.org] On Behalf Of Dale Snell > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 10:21 AM > To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > Subject: Re: How to get info pages for Emacs? >=20 > On Mon, 8 Jun 2015 16:44:52 +0000, in message > B8D164BED956C5439875951895CB4B22284D0F65@CAFRFD1MSGUSRIA.ITServices > .sbc.com, > KARR, DAVID wrote: >=20 > > I've got Cygwin Emacs 24.5.1 on my desktop and Emacs 24.3.1 on my > > CentOS 7 VM. > > > > If I open the main "info" node on each, I see an "Emacs" node on > the > > first, but not on the second. How do I get the missing Emacs > info > > pages on my CentOS 7 VM? >=20 > There's a couple of things I can think of. First off, is there an > "emacs-doc" package for Centos? If so, is it installed? > Honestly, I don't think this is the problem, since emacs' info > file should be part of the emacs package, but it's easy to check: >=20 > yum list emacs-\* | grep -i doc No obvious "doc" package: ---------------- % yum list emacs-\* Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile Installed Packages emacs.x86_64 1:24.3-11.el7 @bas= e =20 emacs-common.x86_64 1:24.3-11.el7 @bas= e =20 emacs-filesystem.noarch 1:24.3-11.el7 @ana= conda Available Packages emacs-a2ps.x86_64 4.14-23.el7 base= =20 emacs-a2ps-el.x86_64 4.14-23.el7 base= =20 emacs-auctex.noarch 11.87-4.el7 base= =20 emacs-auctex-doc.noarch 11.87-4.el7 base= =20 emacs-el.noarch 1:24.3-11.el7 base= =20 emacs-gettext.noarch 0.18.2.1-4.el7 base= =20 emacs-gettext-el.noarch 0.18.2.1-4.el7 base= =20 emacs-git.noarch 1.8.3.1-4.el7 base= =20 emacs-git-el.noarch 1.8.3.1-4.el7 base= =20 emacs-gnuplot.noarch 4.6.2-3.el7 base= =20 emacs-gnuplot-el.noarch 4.6.2-3.el7 base= =20 emacs-golang.noarch 1.3.3-3.el7 base= =20 emacs-libidn.noarch 1.28-3.el7 base= =20 emacs-mercurial.x86_64 2.6.2-4.el7 base= =20 emacs-mercurial-el.x86_64 2.6.2-4.el7 base= =20 emacs-nox.x86_64 1:24.3-11.el7 base= =20 emacs-terminal.noarch 1:24.3-11.el7 base= =20 emacs-vala.noarch 0.20.1-3.el7 base= =20 emacs-vala-el.noarch 0.20.1-3.el7 base= =20 ----------------------------- > Next, check in "/usr/share/info" for the file "emacs.info". If it > isn't there, try re-installing emacs. If it is there, check the > same directory for the file "doc", which is the top-level node for > Info. It should have the lines: >=20 > Emacs > * Emacs: (emacs). >=20 > (possibly more) in there, under Editors. >=20 > Beyond that, I'm lost. % ls *emacs* emacs-gnutls.info.gz emacs.info.gz emacs-mime.info.gz % ls *doc* ls: cannot access *doc*: No such file or directory However, if I run "info emacs" from the command ilne, it brings up the Emac= s info node. It's just Emacs that can't find its own info page. > I hope this helps. >=20 > --Dale >=20 > -- > "It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the > beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire > shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set > my mind in motion."