From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Itai Berli Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Installing Emacs from source: the command `C-h v` for accessing variables doesn't work Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 10:40:24 +0300 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="001a114be3ea492169055492a369" X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1500384231 21631 195.159.176.226 (18 Jul 2017 13:23:51 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:23:51 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 18 15:23:44 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1dXSTS-0004xL-N7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:23:38 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:56471 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dXSTY-00057W-9C for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:23:44 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:50077) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dXN81-0006ZP-7C for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jul 2017 03:41:10 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dXN80-0002bj-5r for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jul 2017 03:41:09 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-wr0-x22c.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c0c::22c]:35505) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dXN7z-0002bH-Vf for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 18 Jul 2017 03:41:08 -0400 Original-Received: by mail-wr0-x22c.google.com with SMTP id w4so16158994wrb.2 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:41:06 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=RwIbRFtljIrOplHQII/e6tCoZviqi5/PrcgopCIptSw=; b=Z/trVJ7imurSzsXZkbUtjbGTm6+tZZDpiXLD3jeejTy329cqzRV/wy8UogYV3rfj27 GVQkiPI2lEmQyffA462Ykui2QHewJ9NZ24nK/xAm4yrTiQkaXE6d8suYEV6nM5/T0RNd VoNbV6mi5fx2GNIFNknsg+GKC+HOeyEh5PVmsi13+SUPgytlrCbz3hwZJEl9N0bpMTo2 UWNXnTEeD2rvacRRhdSV9KrPfz6CqMViX0EXoV4C76UtFkMuQYdSwfn95I4wTL/H70DF Gro9j5JH8uUGWAahsigdjmKTicPadpiDafXRLt6mu9Kygwjyj5RGFP7pqqxwxsvoKFcI Xvyw== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:from:date:message-id:subject:to; bh=RwIbRFtljIrOplHQII/e6tCoZviqi5/PrcgopCIptSw=; b=ukYvH5UgIKxu0RzMjRXwVfvEAdGV5ur/0fo9l1rEXoAllJBmMOlMh9QJ4qy/6tRxRb XCqDFvYBmWx6QSlJemyAN8hRK+p7i2J+ceGEUfarurrUL7ADEMIvkqYTO+8wN9dLVcMn u7yyP+z6ZdGQU7IN5VCo1qg1F4kGIyUsxgw+tgWgOpYOX1x8KVj+eS3L/ot8flTgvd8F 9xyMD9CbpNTWHOdsAcPw2WD7rD4w8FsBm4Zx69qqonfbs2OfOflPtocNA7zpfxGZi3Qx AZpRXVXttq0xWaqmsy8oWiph9LwBGeFGyRBu/zNcHsoBPUzGa1ogXi9K+QHjOzXQ4mYA qBeA== X-Gm-Message-State: AIVw112t/xgFEfa9woblal88bgwZ8xx0LLWKm1TXQEAoLpyVGQmvJKXZ KMWKa5KIIo6/xjL8kUeeRvd9wuMnWspHFfE= X-Received: by 10.28.69.201 with SMTP id l70mr661886wmi.53.1500363664988; Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:41:04 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.28.197.9 with HTTP; Tue, 18 Jul 2017 00:40:24 -0700 (PDT) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:400c:c0c::22c X-Mailman-Approved-At: Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:23:32 -0400 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:216822 Archived-At: --001a114be3ea492169055492a369 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I have installed the latest development version of Emacs on my Mac from the source (this is the first time I'm installing Emacs from source), by cloning the Git repository here: https://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=emacs ('Emacs source repository' under 'Anonymous clone'), and then executing `make` in the repo's top directory. It didn't go smoothly, but only because I didn't have some prerequisites installed (namely, `Autoconf` and `gnutls`, and the OS X command-line tools). Once I'd installed the prerequisites (`Autoconf` and `gnutls` with `Homebrew`, and the OS X command-line tools by running `xcode-select --install`), the `make` script completed successfully. However, when I open the Emacs GUI (/nextstep/Emacs), there's no splash screen, and instead of the usual *GNU Emacs* buffer, the *scratch* buffer opens initially. More importantly, when I try to inspect variables by executing `C-h v`, the following error message appears in the echo buffer: 'Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, help-fns'. Why doesn't the `C-h v` command work, and how can I view and set a variable's value as well as inspect the info about a variable? --- I run macOS Sierra version 10.12.5 (the latest release as of today). --001a114be3ea492169055492a369 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I have installed the latest development version of Em= acs on my Mac from the source (this is the first time I'm installing Em= acs from source), by cloning the Git repository here: https://savannah.gnu.org/git/?group=3Dem= acs=C2=A0('Emacs source repository' under 'Anonymous clone&= #39;), and then executing `make` in the repo's top directory.

It didn't go smoothly, but only because I didn't ha= ve some prerequisites installed (namely, `Autoconf` and `gnutls`, and the O= S X command-line tools). Once I'd installed the prerequisites (`Autocon= f` and `gnutls` with `Homebrew`, and the OS X command-line tools by running= `xcode-select --install`), the `make` script completed successfully.
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However, when I open the Emacs GUI (<installation di= rectory>/nextstep/Emacs), there's no splash screen, and instead of t= he usual *GNU Emacs* buffer, the *scratch* buffer opens initially.

More importantly, when I try to inspect variables by execu= ting `C-h v`, the following error message appears in the echo buffer: '= Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, help-fns'.
=
Why doesn't the `C-h v` command work, and how can I view= and set a variable's value as well as inspect the info about a variabl= e?

---

I run macOS Sierra= version 10.12.5 (the latest release as of today).
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