12:48 a.m.
I 've been installing my own (that is, not root) versions of XEmacs for
quite some time. I configure with --prefix=$HOME and install it for personal
use withput a hitch. I've just upgraded from 21.1.12 to 21.4.3 and have a
problem with package updates.
With 21.1.12, if I updated the packages list and/or packages, the update
would be applied to the XEmacs distribution as whole, i.e.,
$PREFIX/lib/xemacs. When I do the same think with 21.4.3, it wants to apply
the update to $~/.xemacs. This would only update my personal copy of XEmacs
but not the installed copy. Since I've installed this copy personally, the
end result won't matter except for:
1) Anyone that points to my XEmacs binary. They won't see those updates
since they've not been applied to $PREFIX/lib/xemacs
2) How would my SA who installs this as root in /usr/local update the
official installation and not root's private packages?
Thanks!
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Principia Partners LLC Phone: (201) 946-0300
Harborside Financial Center Fax: (201) 946-0320
902 Plaza II Beeper: (800) 928-4640
Jersey City, NJ 07311 E-mail: colman(a)ppllc.com
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8:14 a.m.
|--==> "Jake" == Jake Colman <colman(a)ppllc.com> writes:
Jake> I 've been installing my own (that is, not root) versions of XEmacs for
Jake> quite some time. I configure with --prefix=$HOME and install it for personal
Jake> use withput a hitch. I've just upgraded from 21.1.12 to 21.4.3 and have a
Jake> problem with package updates.
Jake> With 21.1.12, if I updated the packages list and/or packages, the update
Jake> would be applied to the XEmacs distribution as whole, i.e.,
Jake> $PREFIX/lib/xemacs. When I do the same think with 21.4.3, it wants to apply
Jake> the update to $~/.xemacs. This would only update my personal copy of XEmacs
Jake> but not the installed copy. Since I've installed this copy personally,
the
Jake> end result won't matter except for:
Jake> 1) Anyone that points to my XEmacs binary. They won't see those updates
Jake> since they've not been applied to $PREFIX/lib/xemacs
Shouldn't other people be pointing to either their own XEmacs binary
or a system-wide binary (/usr/local/bin/xemacs)?
Jake> 2) How would my SA who installs this as root in /usr/local update the
Jake> official installation and not root's private packages?
root's private packages should be in /root/.xemacs/
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2:47 p.m.
>>>> "SY" == Steve Youngs
<youngs(a)xemacs.org> writes:
Jake> 1) Anyone that points to my XEmacs binary. They won't see those
Jake> updates
Jake> since they've not been applied to $PREFIX/lib/xemacs
SY> Shouldn't other people be pointing to either their own XEmacs binary
SY> or a system-wide binary (/usr/local/bin/xemacs)?
Most "normal" users use the system-wide binary. I prefer rolling my own
since our stodgy SAa lag many versions behind the current. A few users like
to push the leading edge with me and use my version so that we don't each
roll our own.
Jake> 2) How would my SA who installs this as root in /usr/local update
Jake> the
Jake> official installation and not root's private packages?
SY> root's private packages should be in /root/.xemacs/
How, then, does someone update the system-wide packages? If root's packages
go into /root/.xemacs, who updates $PREFIX/lib/xemacs?
FLASH:
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It seems that only package-index.LATEST.pgp insists on going into
$HOME/.xemacs. When I actually downloaded and installed newer packages, it
installed into $PREFIX/lib/xemacs as expected. If I recall from ealier
experiences with the package facility, by default packages will always be
installed into the "official" location. How then does a private user
specific a private directory for packages? Also, in my case, it worked
correctly and udate the official packages. But why was the index copied
locally?
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Jake Colman
Principia Partners LLC Phone: (201) 946-0300
Harborside Financial Center Fax: (201) 946-0320
902 Plaza II Beeper: (800) 928-4640
Jersey City, NJ 07311 E-mail: colman(a)ppllc.com
E-mail: jcolman(a)jnc.com
web: http://www.ppllc.com
5:35 a.m.
>>>> "Jake" == Jake Colman
<colman(a)ppllc.com> writes:
Jake> How, then, does someone update the system-wide packages? If
Jake> root's packages go into /root/.xemacs, who updates
Jake> $PREFIX/lib/xemacs?
I've been working on this code, and the answer so far is "I don't
know." It's pretty messy in there...
Jake> But why was the index copied locally?
Maybe you have `package-get-dir' set?
The index is not considered authoritative; it's used only to get the
packages available from one site. It's always updated before actually
downloading. So there's no particular reason why there should be a
single copy system-wide, and in fact it could optionally be deleted
after downloading.
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4:21 a.m.
|--==> "SJT" == Stephen J Turnbull <turnbull(a)sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> writes:
SJT> The index is not considered authoritative; it's used only to get the
SJT> packages available from one site. It's always updated before actually
SJT> downloading. So there's no particular reason why there should be a
SJT> single copy system-wide,
How about for running M-x pui-list-packages without choosing a
download site/directory so you can see which packages you have
installed. Or if you want to delete some packages.
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8:18 a.m.
>>>> "SY" == Steve Youngs
<youngs(a)xemacs.org> writes:
> --==> "SJT" == Stephen J Turnbull
<turnbull(a)sk.tsukuba.ac.jp>
> writes:
SJT> The index is not considered authoritative; it's used
only to
SJT> get the packages available from one site. It's always
SJT> updated before actually downloading. So there's no
SJT> particular reason why there should be a single copy
SJT> system-wide,
SY> How about for running M-x pui-list-packages without choosing a
SY> download site/directory so you can see which packages you have
SY> installed. Or if you want to delete some packages.
That's what `package-get-base' is for. The point is to disambiguate
the roles of `package-index' (which lives on a server in hyperspace and
has no contact with local reality) and `package-get-base', while
giving the latter an intelligible name. :-)
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Institute of Policy and Planning Sciences Tel/fax: +81 (298) 53-5091
_________________ _________________ _________________ _________________
What are those straight lines for? "XEmacs rules."
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