From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Glenn Morris Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#6859: [rob.dickens@lafros.com: corrected .emacs snippet for merging your own Info files] Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:30:18 -0400 Message-ID: References: <201008142223.o7EMNRi1001978@f7.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1281983945 12741 80.91.229.12 (16 Aug 2010 18:39:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:39:05 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 6859@debbugs.gnu.org To: karl@freefriends.org (Karl Berry) Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Aug 16 20:39:04 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ol4aL-0004aU-Ry for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:39:02 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:37870 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ol4aL-0003la-8O for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:39:01 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=52596 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Ol4aA-0003je-VH for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:38:52 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ol4a9-0000RX-OZ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:38:50 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:38479) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ol4a9-0000RT-NG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:38:49 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ol4Rf-0005Cw-NT; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:30:03 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Glenn Morris Original-Sender: debbugs-submit-bounces@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-To: owner@debbugs.gnu.org Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:30:03 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 6859 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 6859-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B6859.128198336219985 (code B ref 6859); Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:30:03 +0000 Original-Received: (at 6859) by debbugs.gnu.org; 16 Aug 2010 18:29:22 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ol4R0-0005CI-81 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:29:22 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([140.186.70.10]) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ol4Qy-0005CD-BO for 6859@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:29:20 -0400 Original-Received: from rgm by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ol4Ru-0005sS-TM; Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:30:18 -0400 X-Spook: SCUD missile tempest Janet Reno UNSCOM ANDVT Rand X-Ran: H&4w%J(/!8\X1tY@`v@97p%;aO`PLsU)Y-o?(E0330jd&=lqFAC=oXBpMIaNfB2{3m|!lm X-Hue: green X-Attribution: GM In-Reply-To: <201008142223.o7EMNRi1001978@f7.net> (Karl Berry's message of "Sat\, 14 Aug 2010 22\:23\:27 GMT") User-Agent: Gnus (www.gnus.org), GNU Emacs (www.gnu.org/software/emacs/) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Resent-Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:30:03 -0400 X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:39551 Archived-At: > * currently: > > (require 'info) > (setq Info-directory-list > (cons (expand-file-name "/home/bob/info") > Info-directory-list)) That has been incorrect since at least Emacs 21.4 (I didn't look at older versions). > * should be: > > (add-hook 'Info-mode-hook > '(lambda () > (add-to-list 'Info-directory-list > (expand-file-name "~/info")))) That will work, but the advice in doc/misc/info.texi in Emacs seems better: If you wish to customize the Info directory search list for both Emacs Info and stand-alone Info, it is best to set the @env{INFOPATH} environment variable, since that applies to both programs. Then you don't have to worry about Emacs-specific stuff in the texinfo documentation.