* Ralf Hemmecke (2010-05-24) writes: > On 05/24/2010 08:41 PM, Ralf Angeli wrote: >> * Ralf Hemmecke (2010-05-22) writes: >> >> From the top of my mind, `/home/hemmecke/software' is likely not in >> `load-path' of your Emacs, so the configure script tries to find a place >> which is and uses that. > > What? I understand that the configure script must find emacs and tests > for the content of load-path. But if I understand correctly then if I > configure with --prefix=/some/dir then the installation process should > *NEVER* install anything outside of that directory. If that is the case, > I consider the installation procedure as broken. Don't you agree?
IMO, with Emacs Lisp files it is debatable if it is better to offer a location outside $prefix where Emacs can actually find the files or abort the configuration. Both options have their pros and cons. And since `configure' does not install anything, the user has the possibility to change the paths before the actual installation if they are not satisfactory. We could perhaps issue a warning if `configure' picks a location outside of $prefix. >>> What can I do if I have no root access on that machine? >> >> Try with `--with-lispdir'. > > That seems to be only half of the story. "make install" aborts with > > /usr/bin/install -c -m 644 prfootnotes.def > /usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/preview > /usr/bin/install: cannot remove > `/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/preview/prfootnotes.def': Permission denied > make[2]: *** [install-texmf] Error 1 > make[2]: Leaving directory > `/home/hemmecke/v/ro/cvs-auctex/auctex/preview/latex' > make[1]: *** [install-texmf] Error 2 > make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/hemmecke/v/ro/cvs-auctex/auctex/preview' > make: *** [install] Error 2 > > Any hints? How about reading the installation instructions? -- Ralf _______________________________________________ auctex-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/auctex-devel
