GNU bug report logs - #36828
27.0.50; Uninstalled emacs shows installed documentation

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Message #63 received at 36828 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Štěpán Němec <stepnem <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 36828 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, ofv <at> wanadoo.es
Subject: Re: bug#36828: 27.0.50;
 Uninstalled emacs shows installed documentation
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 21:48:08 +0300

> 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
> 
> 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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