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Describe version-specific site-lisp dirs.

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Capitalize Lisp.
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Richard M. Stallman 1996-01-11 17:05:41 +00:00
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@ -182,16 +182,22 @@ are installed in the following directories:
`/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/lisp' holds the Emacs Lisp library;
`VERSION' stands for the number of the Emacs version
you are installing, like `18.59' or `19.27'. Since the
lisp library changes from one version of Emacs to
Lisp library changes from one version of Emacs to
another, including the version number in the path
allows you to have several versions of Emacs installed
at the same time; this means that you don't have to
make Emacs unavailable while installing a new
version.
at the same time; in particular, you don't have to
make Emacs unavailable while installing a new version.
Emacs searches for its lisp files in
`/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp', then in this
directory.
`/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/site-lisp' holds the local Emacs Lisp
files installed for Emacs version VERSION only.
`/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp' holds the local Emacs Lisp
files installed for all Emacs versions.
When Emacs is installed, it searches for its Lisp files
in `/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/site-lisp', then in
`/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp', and finally in
`/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/lisp'.
`/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/etc' holds the Emacs tutorial, the DOC
file, the `yow' database, and other
@ -228,7 +234,7 @@ are installed in the following directories:
If these directories are not what you want, you can specify where to
install Emacs's libraries and data files or where Emacs should search
for its lisp files by giving values for `make' variables as part of
for its Lisp files by giving values for `make' variables as part of
the command. See the section below called `MAKE VARIABLES' for more
information on this.
@ -268,7 +274,7 @@ Here is a complete list of the variables you may want to set.
read-only data files that Emacs refers to while it runs; it
defaults to /usr/local/share. We create the following
subdirectories under `datadir':
- `emacs/VERSION/lisp', containing the Emacs lisp library, and
- `emacs/VERSION/lisp', containing the Emacs Lisp library, and
- `emacs/VERSION/etc', containing the Emacs tutorial, the DOC
file, and the `yow' database.
`VERSION' is the number of the Emacs version you are installing,
@ -339,20 +345,20 @@ Here is a complete list of the variables you may want to set.
The above variables serve analogous purposes in the makefiles for all
GNU software; here are some variables specific to Emacs.
`lispdir' indicates where Emacs installs and expects its lisp library.
`lispdir' indicates where Emacs installs and expects its Lisp library.
Its default value, based on `datadir' (see above), is
`/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/lisp' (where `VERSION' is as
described above).
`locallisppath' indicates where Emacs should search for lisp files
`locallisppath' indicates where Emacs should search for Lisp files
specific to your site. It should be a colon-separated list of
directories; Emacs checks them in order before checking
`lispdir'. Its default value, based on `datadir' (see above),
is `/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp'.
`lispdir'. Its default value, based on `datadir' (see above), is
`/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/site-lisp:/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp'.
`lisppath' is the complete list of directories Emacs should search for
its lisp files; its default value is the concatenation of
`lispdir' and `locallisppath'. It should be a colon-separated
its Lisp files; its default value is the concatenation of
`locallisppath' and `lispdir'. It should be a colon-separated
list of directories; Emacs checks them in the order they
appear.