Re: Cut and open commands?

[saneman]

Thierry Volpiatto wrote:
> saneman <asdfsdf@asd.com> writes:
>
> > Joel J. Adamson wrote:
> > > saneman <asdfsdf@asd.com> writes:
> > >
> > > > Joel J. Adamson wrote:
> > > > > saneman <asdfsdf@asd.com> writes:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > [...]
> > > > >
> > > > > > I have installed: emacs-goodies-el where I can see that cua is listed,
> > > > > > but I still get the error.
> > > > > You have to load it; make sure the .el file is in your load-path (M-x
> > > > > describe-variable RET load-path) and then use (require 'emacs-goodies).
> > > > > I'm guessing you're using a Debian system, so it probably installed into
> > > > > your load-path and all you need is the require statement in your .emacs.
> > > > >
> > > > > Joel
> > > > I have added this to my .emacs file:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > (setq load-path (cons "~/work/mylisp" load-path))
> > > > (setq load-path (cons "/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el"
> > > > load-path))
> > > Sorry I forgot to mention: use add-to-list as in
> > >
> > > (add-to-list 'load-path
> > >              (expand-file-name "~/lisp/el/"))
> > >
> > > Joel             
> > I still get the same error. This is how my .emacs file looks:
> >
> >
> > ;;; Emacs Load Path
> > (setq load-path (cons "~/work/mylisp" load-path))
> >
> > (add-to-list 'load-path
> >              (expand-file-name "/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el"))
> >
> >
> > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
> > ;; Load .el files
> > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
> >
> > (require 'emacs-goodies)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I have tried to comment out:
> >
> > (add-to-list 'load-path
> >              (expand-file-name "/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el"))
> >
> > and then print the content of my load-path with:
> >
> > M-x describe-variable RET load-path
> >
> > and the result is:
> >
> > load-path's value is
> > ("~/work/mylisp" "/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el"
> > "/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/dictionaries-common" "/etc/emacs21"
> > "/etc/emacs" "/usr/local/share/emacs/21.4/site-lisp"
> > "/usr/local/share/emacs/site-lisp" "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/site-lisp"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/site-lisp/dictionaries-common"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp" "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/leim"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp" "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/toolbar"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/textmodes"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/progmodes"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/play"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/obsolete" "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/net"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/mail"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/language"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/international"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/gnus" "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/eshell"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/emulation"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/emacs-lisp"
> > "/usr/share/emacs/21.4/lisp/calendar")
> >
> > As can be seen the /usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el path
> > is already in my load-path without adding it in my .emacs file. So the
> > error must have something to do with the:
> >
> > (require 'emacs-goodies)
> >
> > command...
> This code:
>
> (add-to-list 'load-path
>              (expand-file-name "/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el"))
> is wrong
>
> And this one as Peter told you is wrong also:
>
> (require 'emacs-goodies)
>
> You have to add to load-path a directory and not a file


/usr/share/emacs21/site-lisp/emacs-goodies-el

is a directory containing the file (symlink):

emacs-goodies-el.el

> You have to require a name of file without the extension (what is in
> provide at the end of this file) and not a directory.

this made it work:
(require 'emacs-goodies-el)

instead of:
(require 'emacs-goodies)