X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/gnu-emacs/blobdiff_plain/e4dd707ce7f7df4be5c7b6cfe07fae1dbdce7052..26238072db2d78af84b46cd84a4b0a8260e4a9dd:/INSTALL diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 8b20659629..b18baaa1ef 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -291,9 +291,15 @@ or more of these options: --without-png for PNG image support Use --without-toolkit-scroll-bars to disable LessTif/Motif or Xaw3d -scroll bars. --without-xim disables the use of X Input Methods, and ---disable-largefile omits support for files larger than 2GB on systems -which support that. Use --without-sound to disable sound support. +scroll bars. + +Use --without-xim to inhibit the default use of X Input Methods. In +this case, the X resource useXIM can be used to turn on use of XIM. + +Use --disable-largefile omits support for files larger than 2GB on +systems which support that. + +Use --without-sound to disable sound support. The `--prefix=PREFIXDIR' option specifies where the installation process should put emacs and its data files. This defaults to `/usr/local'. @@ -460,17 +466,6 @@ are installed in the following directories: at the same time; in particular, you don't have to 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 file, the `yow' database, and other architecture-independent files Emacs might need while @@ -500,6 +495,20 @@ are installed in the following directories: `/usr/local/man/man1' holds the man pages for the programs installed 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 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