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#36828
27.0.50; Uninstalled emacs shows installed documentation
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Reported by: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2019 15:08:01 UTC
Severity: minor
Found in version 27.0.50
Done: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.
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> From: Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 36828 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, ofv <at> wanadoo.es
> Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:33:46 +0200
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> In the special case considered, do you agree that it would be better if
> Emacs recognized that it was started from the source tree and showed the
> corresponding NEWS file instead of the one installed?
In the situation described by Óscar, where the "installed" version
wound up there by accident, sure. But I don't think Emacs can
discover that by just looking at the filesystem.
In a more general use case, where there are two copies of NEWS in two
places where Emacs looks, not so sure. It could be the other way
around: the "installed" version could be a better candidate. E.g.,
when I have installed some version on my systems, I make changes in
the installation tree, because it's simpler: it doesn't require me to
say "make install".
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