Re: Software/HD ecology

[David Masterson]

>>>>> Luis Fernandes writes:
>>>>> "dmaster" == David Masterson <dmaster@synopsys.com> writes:

dmaster> The basic problem with this is that, unless you have a
dmaster> program like Stow to create the symlink farm, it will require
dmaster> that you modify your PATH(s) to include the packages that you
dmaster> install.

> Only /usr/local/bin needs to be in the user's path. After installing
> emacs, I manually make the links from /usr/local/bin to
> /usr/local/emacs-21.1/bin.  "make install" can easily make the links
> from /usr/local/bin to the actual package directory.

We're saying the same thing.  In your case, you manually make the
links.  In my case, I'd use Stow or Pkglink to create the links.  You
wouldn't want "make install" to do the links because it could wind up
overwriting the links from a previous install of the package.
Sometimes you want that, but sometimes you don't -- best to let a
separate program (like Stow) help you uninstall the old version and
install the new version into /usr/local.

-- 
David Masterson                David DOT Masterson AT synopsys DOT com
Sr. R&D Engineer               Synopsys, Inc.
Software Engineering           Sunnyvale, CA
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>>>>> Miles Bader writes:

> One _possible_ reason is to make multi-version support easier, but
> as I said, packages already do this within the confines of the
> current standard.

The only thing that is really needed in the current standard is
"uninstall" *after* removal of the source directory.

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"Alfred M. Szmidt" <ams@kemisten.nu> writes:

>      load-path seems to be not I wanted. I have to go to each of the
>    directories to find a symbol that I need. Is there any simpler way
>    to find the definition of a function?
> 
> Maybe I misunderstood the question, but what is wrong with using `C-h
> C-f' (describe-function)?
> 
> 
    I need to find the lisp code for a function, not only the
description. Thanks for the response anyway. 
    
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       I need to find the lisp code for a function, not only the
   description. Thanks for the response anyway.

describe-function shows a "link" to the elisp code for a function.
For example, this is the docstring for describe-function, the link to
the elisp code be be retrived by pressing the `help-fns' link thing.

describe-function is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `help-fns'.
It is bound to C-h f, <menu-bar> <help-menu> <describe> <describe-function>.
(describe-function FUNCTION)

Display the full documentation of FUNCTION (a symbol).