Re: bug in 22.0.50.1 ?? no rmailgen.el

[ken]

Nick Roberts wrote:
>  > >> Looking at ~/.gnu-emacs shows:
>  > >>
>  > >> ;; 8. Load package [REQUIRED].
>  > >> (if (file-exists-p "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/rmailgen.el")
>  > >>     (require 'rmailgen))
>  > > 
>  > > Where did that ~/.gnu-emacs file come from, and why does it try to
>  > > look for rmailgen?
>  > >
>  > >> (Note: I would think that the installation routine shouldn't assume that
>  > >> emacs will be installed under /usr/share/emacs/.)
>  > > 
>  > > Sorry, I cannot figure out what you meant here.
>  > 
>  > You seem to be saying that ~/.gnu-emacs is not part of the install of
>  > the CVS version in question, yes?
> 
> Yes.  And /usr/share/emacs is generally used by the package maintainers
> of the GNU/Linux distributions, not CVS Emacs.
> 

Thanks for the tip.  I'm discovering that there's a lot of differences
between CVS emacs and a distributed package of the same.  The oral
tradition as a means of imparting knowledge seems to be the same though. :)