Re: [issue] XEmacs 21.5 can't find packages
Michael Sperber writes:
> Both have to do with running an XEmacs that is not installed in
a
> fixed place. But the real question comes down to "should typical
> users ever specify --with-prefix=no?" I guess.
Right. I suspect the answer is "no".
OK, let's document it that way (or maybe "If you don't know why you
need it, you don't need it.") I can do that (unless you really want
to:).
> But we need some way to tell a --with-prefix=no XEmacs where
the
> packages are at run time.
OK. I'll put it on my list. (Which I *will* get to, but ... time ...)
Yeah, me too.
Maybe it just comes down to picking a different enough name to avoid
confusion with the deprecated EMACSPACKAGEPATH? Or are you leaning
toward a command-line option?
Steve
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