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Reflect change from `lib' to `share' in docs. 2010-03-18 Mike Sperber <mike@xemacs.org> * xemacs/startup.texi (Startup Paths): Reflect the (long-ago) change from `lib' to `share' for the architecture-independent directories.
author Mike Sperber <sperber@deinprogramm.de>
date Thu, 18 Mar 2010 11:53:38 +0100
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67 subdirectory @file{.xemacs/xemacs-packages} of the user's home 67 subdirectory @file{.xemacs/xemacs-packages} of the user's home
68 directory. 68 directory.
69 69
70 Moreover, XEmacs expects late hierarchies in the subdirectories 70 Moreover, XEmacs expects late hierarchies in the subdirectories
71 @file{site-packages}, @file{mule-packages}, and @file{xemacs-packages} 71 @file{site-packages}, @file{mule-packages}, and @file{xemacs-packages}
72 (in that order) of the @file{<root>/lib/xemacs} subdirectory of one of 72 (in that order) of the @file{<root>/share/xemacs} subdirectory of one of
73 the installation hierarchies. (If you run in-place, these are direct 73 the installation hierarchies. (If you run in-place, these are direct
74 subdirectories of the build directory.) Furthermore, XEmacs will also 74 subdirectories of the build directory.) Furthermore, XEmacs will also
75 search these subdirectories in the @file{<root>/lib/xemacs-<VERSION>} 75 search these subdirectories in the @file{<root>/share/xemacs-<VERSION>}
76 subdirectory and prefer directories found there. 76 subdirectory and prefer directories found there.
77 77
78 By default, XEmacs does not have a pre-configured last package 78 By default, XEmacs does not have a pre-configured last package
79 hierarchy. Last hierarchies are primarily for using package hierarchies 79 hierarchy. Last hierarchies are primarily for using package hierarchies
80 of outdated versions of XEmacs as a fallback option. For example, it is 80 of outdated versions of XEmacs as a fallback option. For example, it is
111 when looking for them. 111 when looking for them.
112 112
113 @table @code 113 @table @code
114 @item version-specific 114 @item version-specific
115 @cindex version-specific directories 115 @cindex version-specific directories
116 directories are specific to the version of XEmacs they belong to and 116 directories (such as @file{etc}, the @file{info} of the installed XEmacs
117 typically reside under @file{<root>/lib/xemacs-<VERSION>}. 117 and its Lisp files in @file{lisp}) are specific to the version of XEmacs
118 they belong to and typically reside under
119 @file{<root>/share/xemacs-<VERSION>}.
118 @item site-specific 120 @item site-specific
119 @cindex site-specific directories 121 @cindex site-specific directories
120 directories are independent of the version of XEmacs they belong to and 122 directories are independent of the version of XEmacs and
121 typically reside under @file{<root>/lib/xemacs} 123 typically reside under @file{<root>/share/xemacs}.
122 @item architecture-specific 124 @item architecture-specific
123 @cindex architecture-specific directories 125 @cindex architecture-specific directories
124 directories are specific both to the version of XEmacs and the 126 directories are specific both to the version of XEmacs and the
125 architecture it runs on and typically reside under 127 architecture it runs on and typically reside under
126 @file{<root>/lib/xemacs-<VERSION>/<ARCHITECTURE>}. 128 @file{<root>/lib/xemacs-<VERSION>/<ARCHITECTURE>}.