X-Git-Url: https://git.hcoop.net/bpt/emacs.git/blobdiff_plain/10209171bcd9f3b96babc84fa610a9bdd1f230be..2fdcceb9a82affc8f8be5b6eb92406308120e683:/INSTALL.CVS diff --git a/INSTALL.CVS b/INSTALL.CVS index fa5b8e4958..e67ea4db0f 100644 --- a/INSTALL.CVS +++ b/INSTALL.CVS @@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ The bootstrap process makes sure all necessary files are rebuilt before it builds the final Emacs binary. Normally, it is not necessary to use "make bootstrap" after every CVS -update. Unless there are problems, we suggest the following -procedure: +update. Unless there are problems, we suggest using the following +alternative procedure after you have done "make bootstrap" at least +once: $ ./configure $ make @@ -25,18 +26,17 @@ procedure: (If you want to install the Emacs binary, type "make install" instead of "make" in the last command.) -Occasionally the files "lisp/loaddefs.el" or lisp/mh-e/mh-loaddefs.el -will need be updated to reflect new autoloaded functions. If you see -errors about undefined lisp functions during compilation, that may be -the reason. Another symptom may be an error saying that "loaddefs.el" -could not be found; this is due to a change in the way loaddefs.el was -handled in CVS, and should only happen once, for users that are -updating old CVS trees. +Occasionally the file "lisp/loaddefs.el" will need be updated to +reflect new autoloaded functions. If you see errors about undefined +lisp functions during compilation, that may be the reason. Another +symptom may be an error saying that "loaddefs.el" could not be found; +this is due to a change in the way loaddefs.el was handled in CVS, and +should only happen once, for users that are updating old CVS trees. -To update loaddefs.el and mh-loaddefs.el, do: +To update loaddefs.el, do: $ cd lisp - $ make autoloads mh-autoloads EMACS=../src/emacs + $ make autoloads EMACS=../src/emacs If either of the above partial procedures fails, try "make bootstrap".