* INSTALL: Add advice how to invoke 'make install'. (Bug#74400)

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Michael Albinus 2025-01-05 09:25:37 +01:00
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@ -671,6 +671,12 @@ for its Lisp files by giving values for 'make' variables as part of
the command. See the section below called 'MAKE VARIABLES' for more the command. See the section below called 'MAKE VARIABLES' for more
information on this. information on this.
If the directories where 'make install' installs files are not writable
by your user, you might prefer invoking 'make && sudo make install'
instead. This first invokes 'make' to make sure all the required files
are rebuilt with your user's permissions and ownership, and then
installs them using the permissions of root.
7) Check the file 'dir' in your site's info directory (usually 7) Check the file 'dir' in your site's info directory (usually
/usr/local/share/info) to make sure that it has a menu entry for the /usr/local/share/info) to make sure that it has a menu entry for the
Emacs info files. Emacs info files.