Hi Tony :)
* A.J.Mechelynck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> dixit:
> DervishD wrote:
> > That won't work, because docs are not in /usr/doc/vim/doc, but in
> >/usr/doc/vim. Otherwise it would work. On my system, documentation is
> >under /usr/share/doc/<packagename> (the "share" part is variable, since
> >I maintain two different systems, one with "shareable" data and other
> >withouth "share").
>
> Well, you could, rather than setting 'helpfile', use the following then (in
> your friendly *sh shell):
>
> cd /usr/share/vim/vim70
> ln -sv ../../doc/vim doc
[...]
Well, usually I don't like to have the system full of symlinks to
fix this kind of problems. Using symlinks, you can have your apps
installed using a Windows-like scheme (you know, that crap called
"Program Files") while having an UNIX compliant hierarchy, but that's
not a good idea. But...
> You could even leave everything as-is, and use
>
> cd /usr/doc/vim
> ln -sv . doc
...this is how I have set it right now to avoid problems and to
avoid modifying the source. Even though, I still think that this is not
the way: hardcoded patchs are, generally, not a good idea.
> Soft links are powerful!
Yes!, but they can become a mess ;)) But you're right, they're very
handy, specially for fixing this kind of situations :)))
Raúl Núñez de Arenas Coronado
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Linux Registered User 88736 | http://www.dervishd.net
It's my PC and I'll cry if I want to... RAmen!
