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Move the info about site-lisp dirs,

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and say uninstalled Emacs looks there too.
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Richard M. Stallman 2004-04-17 19:47:38 +00:00
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@ -466,17 +466,6 @@ are installed in the following directories:
at the same time; in particular, you don't have to at the same time; in particular, you don't have to
make Emacs unavailable while installing a new version. make Emacs unavailable while installing a new version.
`/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 `/usr/local/share/emacs/VERSION/etc' holds the Emacs tutorial, the DOC
file, the `yow' database, and other file, the `yow' database, and other
architecture-independent files Emacs might need while architecture-independent files Emacs might need while
@ -506,6 +495,20 @@ are installed in the following directories:
`/usr/local/man/man1' holds the man pages for the programs installed `/usr/local/man/man1' holds the man pages for the programs installed
in `/usr/local/bin'. in `/usr/local/bin'.
Any version of Emacs, whether installed or not, also looks for Lisp
files in these directories.
`/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'.
If these directories are not what you want, you can specify where to 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 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