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[PATCH 2/2] Improve instructions how set path to C source code for Red Hat
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#72466: [PATCH 1/2] Document how set path to C source code for SUSE based systems
which was filed against the emacs package, has been closed.
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Björn Bidar <bjorn.bidar <at> thaodan.de> writes:
> Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:
>
>>> Date: Sun, 4 Aug 2024 16:17:25 +0300
>>> From: Björn Bidar via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>>> the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
>>>
>>> * etc/PROBLEMS(Problems when reading or debugging Emacs C code):
>>> Improve instruction how to set path to C source code for Red Hat
>>> based systems.
>>> ---
>>> etc/PROBLEMS | 2 +-
>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS
>>> index ef205da2c17..a642ebce570 100644
>>> --- a/etc/PROBLEMS
>>> +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS
>>> @@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ To get describe-function and similar commands to work, you can then
>>> add something like the following to your startup file:
>>>
>>> (setq find-function-C-source-directory
>>> - "/usr/src/debug/emacs-27.1-1.fc31.x86_64/src/")
>>> + (car (file-expand-wildcards "/usr/src/debug/emacs-*/src")))
>>
>> Thanks, but I'd rather not confuse users with Lisp, and neither would
>> I assume that the first directory in the wildcard expansion will
>> necessarily be the one belonging to the running Emacs.
>
> There's only one Emacs package in Fedora as well as in (open)SUSE
> the source expanded in that wildcard is to 99% the one that the user
> runs, especially for user that would be confused with lisp.
>
>> What exactly is wrong with the text as written? It explains where did
>> 27.1 came from:
>>
>> Once you have installed the source package, for example at
>> /home/myself/deb-src/emacs-27.1, add the following line to your
>> startup file: ^^^^^^^^^^
>>
>> If you think 27.1 is too old, we could change that to 30 or something.
>> But other than that, I think the text is fine as it is.
>
> I don't have a problem with 27.1 I just thought there would be a more
> streamlined way of setting the patch to the C source code rather than
> one that the user to update to each time they update.
I agree with Eli that the current text is fine, and I see that another
patch was installed here. So I'm closing this bug report now.
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* etc/PROBLEMS(Problems when reading or debugging Emacs C code):
Document how to install Emacs C source and how to set path it for SUSE
based distributions such as openSUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise.
---
etc/PROBLEMS | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 19 insertions(+)
diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS
index c1ad8321fa6..ef205da2c17 100644
--- a/etc/PROBLEMS
+++ b/etc/PROBLEMS
@@ -456,6 +456,25 @@ However, the exact directory name will depend on the system, and you
will need to both upgrade source and debug info when your system
upgrades or patches Emacs, and change your startup file accordingly.
+** SUSE based distributions (openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise)
+
+On systems with distributions, you can install source and debug info
+via superuser commands like the following:
+
+ # Install Emacs source and debuginfo by using --plus-content
+ zypper --plus-content debug,source install emacs-debuginfo emacs-debugsource
+
+To get describe-function and similar commands to work, you can then
+add something like the following to your startup file:
+
+ (setq find-function-C-source-directory
+ (car (file-expand-wildcards "/usr/src/debug/emacs-*/src")))
+
+The line above should work for all systems using zypper besides SUSE
+based ones, however it could be that you have to adjust the path to
+the sources slightly depending on the version of the distribution you
+have installed.
+
** Source and debuginfo for other systems
If your system follows neither the Debian nor the Red Hat patterns,
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