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Karl M Hegbloom <karlheg@inetarena.com> writes:

>>>>>> "sb" == SL Baur <steve@xemacs.org> writes:

sb> Why isn't /usr/info being added?

>  Use `customize-variable' to set it, and make the first entry be the
>  one you want to be the top `dir'; where the other ones get added.
>  Add "/usr/info" to the list also.

It would be preferable to default it if it exists.  I notice that
Emacs 20.1 doesn't use /usr/info or /usr/local/info either even though 
it's `one component of a Linux-based GNU system.'

>  `Info-default-directory-list' defaults to nil...  I think I meant to
>  set it to something 'later' but never did.  What do you think it
>  should default to?  Is there a way it can discover where XEmacs'
>  infos are?  (regardless of whether it's been installed or is running
>  from the source directory, where ever that may be?)

XEmacs' info directories are searched out at startup.  The installed
info directory first, then the package info directories.

> "/usr/info" will almost always exist???  Or not, on comercial unix?

Probably not on a commercial Unix, but would on a Free Unix like Linux 
or *BSD.  In either case it shouldn't hurt to check for it and add it if 
it's there.

