From d4ecdb6bbef41561c0f89a510ede92ce75336404 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Richard M. Stallman" Date: Wed, 19 Jun 1996 22:14:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] (Info-default-directory-list): Doc fix. --- lisp/paths.el | 11 ++++++++--- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/lisp/paths.el b/lisp/paths.el index 842dab1534b..aabf35a363f 100644 --- a/lisp/paths.el +++ b/lisp/paths.el @@ -44,10 +44,15 @@ (configdir (file-name-as-directory configure-info-directory))) (setq start (nconc start (list configdir))) start) - "List of directories to search for Info documentation files. -They are searched in the order they are given in this list. + "Default list of directories to search for Info documentation files. +They are searched in the order they are given in the list. Therefore, the directory of Info files that come with Emacs -normally should come last (so that local files override standard ones).") +normally should come last (so that local files override standard ones). + +Once Info is started, the list of directories to search +comes from the variable `Info-directory-list'. +This variable `Info-default-directory-list' is used as the default +for initializing `Info-directory-list' when Info is started.") (defvar news-path (if (file-exists-p "/usr/spool/news/") -- 2.39.5