GNU bug report logs - #70071
[FR] Provide official install scripts without requiring root, e.g., by making a static build possible

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Message #49 received at 70071-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: rms <at> gnu.org
Cc: 70071-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rudiwillalwaysloveyou <at> gmail.com
Subject: Re: bug#70071: [FR] Provide official install scripts without requiring
 root, e.g., by making a static build possible
Date: Sat, 06 Apr 2024 13:31:56 +0300

> From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: 70071 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, eliz <at> gnu.org,
> 	rudiwillalwaysloveyou <at> gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2024 17:41:56 -0400
> 
> That feature exists in all GNU-style configure scripts, but users looking
> at Emacs may not come across the text that describes it.
> 
> Maybe we should improve the Emacs documentation to specifically
> mention this in a visible way.

I added a note to INSTALL.

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