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[PATCH] Install C source code for for debugging help

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Message #116 received at 37527 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
Cc: michael.albinus <at> gmx.de, stefan <at> marxist.se, 37527 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 rgm <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37527: [PATCH] Install C source code for for debugging help
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 20:04:53 +0200

> Cc: stefan <at> marxist.se, michael.albinus <at> gmx.de, rgm <at> gnu.org,
>  37527 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Paul Eggert <eggert <at> cs.ucla.edu>
> Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2020 09:48:39 -0800
> 
> On 1/21/20 9:02 AM, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Should we really step on source-directory like that?  What if
> > the original source tree still exists?
> 
> Those assignments occur when you're running out of a just-built Emacs, and the 
> intent is that they set source-directory to the original source tree. They're 
> helpful in a typical just-built case when you haven't installed yet; if we 
> omitted the assignments, C-h f etc. wouldn't find the source code automatically.
> 
> > Maybe it would be safer to
> > introduce a new variable, say, install-source-directory?
> 
> I don't offhand see why that'd be safer. It would be more complicated, and the 
> complexity would make it less safe.

Sorry, I'm probably confused.  I thought your patch sets
source-directory to point to where the compressed sources will be
installed, is that not what it does?  If I misunderstood, just ignore
that comment.

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