On 2 September 2010 at 10:14, Martin Maechler wrote: | >>>>> Dirk Eddelbuettel <e...@debian.org> | >>>>> on Wed, 1 Sep 2010 19:30:32 -0500 writes: | | > Hola, | | > Thanks for follow-up! | | > On 2 September 2010 at 09:03, Kevin Ryde wrote: | > | Dirk Eddelbuettel <e...@debian.org> writes: | > | > | > | > (debian-pkg-add-load-path-item | > | > (concat "/usr/share/" (symbol-name debian-emacs-flavor) "/site-lisp/ess")) | > | | > | Yes, that's about right. | | > So ... just that and NOT the next block? Or both? | | > | > ;; Put the uncompiled code in the path too | > | > (setq load-path (cons (concat "/usr/share/" | > | > (symbol-name debian-emacs-flavor) | > | > "/site-lisp/ess") load-path )) | > | | > | This has the disadvantage of `M-x list-load-path-shadows' reporting the | > | compiled code shadows the source (wrongly), because normally the .el | > | should normally be in the same dir as the .elc. | | > Oh well. This is how we've done it for years and nobody complains. | | > | The best idea so far, and as used for instance in emacs-goodies-el, is | > | to symlink the sources into /usr/share/emacs23/site-lisp/ess and simply | > | leave them after compiling. Ie. in | > | /usr/lib/emacsen-common/packages/install/ess the "cp" becomes "ln -s" | > | and rm just the path.el compile helper. | | > That is a small change but I rather not muck with a working system. I think I | > may leave it as is. | | Thank you, Dirk; of course, I leave that to you. | | I personally do prefer 'ln -s' "to original sources" | to "cp" ((with very few exceptions ... when it gets too messy for some reason)).
I was initially worried about leaving stale files / handles around. But if the copies get removed, the links would too. So I am tentatively with Kevin: maybe it is time to update the helper install script. But I (as a non-Elisp programmer) would not more help than the casual two bits of 'replace foo with bar' he tossed my way. Kevin: a patch would be good, or at least another example package you recommend I follow. Dirk -- Dirk Eddelbuettel | e...@debian.org | http://dirk.eddelbuettel.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
