Re: How to update "Info Documentation"?

[suvayu ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>]

I updated the FAQ on Worg. Please give comments.

> From e64185198b26904b2edc01fae72ec1d75d4ad75c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2011 12:18:55 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] FAQ entry on how to update info files

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> @@ -356,6 +356,47 @@ options.
>        reduces the size of the repository and speeds up data access to
>        the objects.

> +** How do I update the info manual pages to the latest org-mode version?
> +
> +   Since org-mode already ships with Emacs, a rather common problem
> +   among users is "How do I update the info documentation to the
> +   latest version of org-mode?". There are three ways to achieve this:
> +
> +   1. You can set the =INFOPATH= environment variable in your login
> +      script like this:
> +
> +      #+begin_src shell-script :eval no
> +        # ~/.bash_profile
> +        export INFOPATH=/path/to/org-mode/info:$INFOPATH
> +        ...
> +      #+end_src
> +
> +      =/path/to/org-mode/info= is wherever you install org-mode.
> +
> +   2. You can achieve the same with elisp like this:
> +
> +      #+begin_src emacs-lisp :eval no
> +        ;; Info directory
> +        (add-to-list 'Info-default-directory-list
> +                     (expand-file-name "/path/to/org-mode/info"))
> +      #+end_src
> +
> +   3. You can also specify this in the Makefile while installing
> +      org-mode like this:
> +
> +      #+begin_src makefile-gmake :eval no
> +        # Where local software is found
> +        prefix=/path/to/emacs-root
> +        ...
> +        # Where info files go.
> +        infodir = $(prefix)/share/info
> +      #+end_src
> +
> +      After you install org-mode with =make install=, you can now
> +      install the new info files with =make install-info=. Note that
> +      this method _overwrites_ the old org-mode info files that is
> +      distributed with your version of GNU Emacs.
> +
>  ** How can I keep local changes and still track Org mode development?
>     :PROPERTIES:
>     :CUSTOM_ID: keeping-local-changes-current-with-Org-mode-development
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> 1.7.4.4



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Suvayu

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