for initializing `Info-directory-list' when Info is started, unless
the environment variable INFOPATH is set.")
-(defvar news-path
+(defvar news-directory
(if (file-exists-p "/usr/spool/news/")
"/usr/spool/news/"
"/var/spool/news/")
"The root directory below which all news files are stored.")
+(defalias 'news-path 'news-directory)
(defvar news-inews-program
(cond ((file-exists-p "/usr/bin/inews") "/usr/bin/inews")
:group 'rmail
:version "21.1")
-(defconst rmail-spool-directory
+(defvar rmail-spool-directory
(cond ((string-match "^[^-]+-[^-]+-sco3.2v4" system-configuration)
"/usr/spool/mail/")
;; On The Bull DPX/2 /usr/spool/mail is used although
"Name of directory used by system mailer for delivering new mail.
Its name should end with a slash.")
-(defconst sendmail-program
+(defcustom sendmail-program
(cond
((file-exists-p "/usr/sbin/sendmail") "/usr/sbin/sendmail")
((file-exists-p "/usr/lib/sendmail") "/usr/lib/sendmail")
((file-exists-p "/usr/ucblib/sendmail") "/usr/ucblib/sendmail")
(t "fakemail")) ;In ../etc, to interface to /bin/mail.
- "Program used to send messages.")
+ "Program used to send messages."
+ :group 'mail
+ :type 'file)
-(defconst remote-shell-program
+(defcustom remote-shell-program
(cond
;; Some systems use rsh for the remote shell; others use that name for the
;; restricted shell and use remsh for the remote shell. Let's try to guess
((file-exists-p "/bin/rsh") "/bin/rsh")
((file-exists-p "/usr/bin/rsh") "/usr/bin/rsh")
(t "rsh"))
- "File name for remote-shell program (often rsh or remsh).")
+ "File name for remote-shell program (often rsh or remsh)."
+ :group 'environment
+ :type 'file)
-(defconst term-file-prefix (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms) "[.term]" "term/") "\
+(defvar term-file-prefix (if (eq system-type 'vax-vms) "[.term]" "term/") "\
If non-nil, Emacs startup does (load (concat term-file-prefix (getenv \"TERM\")))
You may set this variable to nil in your `.emacs' file if you do not wish
the terminal-initialization file to be loaded.")
-(defconst abbrev-file-name
+(defvar abbrev-file-name
(if (eq system-type 'vax-vms)
"~/abbrev.def"
(convert-standard-filename "~/.abbrev_defs"))