From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "KARR, DAVID" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: RE: How to get info pages for Emacs? 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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:104854 Archived-At: > -----Original Message----- > From: Tassilo Horn [mailto:tsdh@gnu.org] > Sent: Monday, June 08, 2015 12:00 PM > To: KARR, DAVID > Cc: ddsnell@frontier.com; help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org > Subject: Re: How to get info pages for Emacs? >=20 > "KARR, DAVID" writes: >=20 > >> > However, if I run "info emacs" from the command ilne, it > brings > >> up the > >> > Emacs info node. It's just Emacs that can't find its own info > >> page. > >> > >> What's the value of `Info-directory-list'? I guess it doesn't > >> contain > >> /usr/share/info/, and then that's the problem. That variable is > >> documented to be initialized from `Info-default-directory-list', > so > >> what's the value of that variable? > > > > That variable isn't even defined. >=20 > It should be defined after info has been loaded, e.g., after you've > done > `M-x info' or `C-h i'. Looks good now.