[V] Don't use installed non-package Lisp when running from the source tree.

Aidan Kehoe kehoea at parhasard.net
Mon Dec 4 04:31:34 EST 2006


 Ar an ceathrú lá de mí na Nollaig, scríobh Michael Sperber: 

 > > 2006-12-03  Aidan Kehoe  <kehoea at parhasard.net>
 > >
 > > 	* loadup.el:
 > > 	* loadup.el (running-from-build-directory-p): New.
 > > 	* startup.el (startup-setup-paths):
 > > 	Never use the installed files if we're running from under the
 > > 	build directory. Prevents conflicts with them. 
 > 
 > More hackery downstream from the path-searching library is likely to
 > cause problems.  The problem with changes like this is that some
 > people *need* the behavior that appears causing trouble here.
 > 
 > Aidan, could you forward to me the build-report e-mail this is a
 > response to?  I'll have a look at it.

I’m not subscribed, but the message is available under: 

http://mid.gmane.org/m3r6vq7o9t.fsf@iny.iki.fi

Who needs the behaviour, specifically, of preferring installed (non-package)
files to those in the source tree when running in the source tree and when
the installed files are available? Why are they relying on
startup-setup-paths to do this?

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