From c5f48ce39ef345fc56ff48dda33ee51f13d9e1aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Sun, 7 May 1995 06:13:58 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Clarification about running executable in place. --- INSTALL | 13 ++++++++----- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index e5c0229ade8..519884476da 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -170,11 +170,14 @@ and `./etc/termcap.dat' may already contain appropriately-modified entries. 7) Run `make' in the top directory of the Emacs distribution to finish -building Emacs in the standard way. The final executable file will be -named `src/emacs'. If you want to have Emacs's executable programs -and data files installed as well, run `make install'. - -By default, Emacs installs its files in the following directories: +building Emacs in the standard way. The final executable file is +named `src/emacs'. You can execute this file "in place" without +copying it, if you wish; then it automatically uses the sibling +directories ../lisp, ../lib-src, ../info. + +Or you can "install" the executable and the other Emacs into their +installed locations, with `make install'. By default, Emacs's files +are installed in the following directories: `/usr/local/bin' holds the executable programs users normally run - `emacs', `etags', `ctags', `b2m', `emacsclient', -- 2.39.2