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bug#35590: Emacs info can't open info manuals
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From: |
Mark H Weaver |
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Subject: |
bug#35590: Emacs info can't open info manuals |
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Date: |
Sun, 05 May 2019 22:26:15 -0400 |
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User-agent: |
Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.2 (gnu/linux) |
Hi,
sirgazil <address@hidden> writes:
> I can't open info manuals in an Emacs freshly installed in my GNU
> system installed in a real machine using the ISO installer
> (https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/guix/guix-system-install-1.0.0.x86_64-linux.iso.xz).
>
> ## Steps to reproduce
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> 1. guix install emacs
> 2. Start Emacs.
> 3. M-x info Enter.
> 4. m Guix Enter (or any other manual).
>
>
> ## Unexpected result
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> The manual is not displayed, and the minibuffer says:
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> Uncompression program 'sh' not found
This is surprising. On a Guix system, sh is unconditionally installed
in /bin/sh. If you type M-x getenv PATH RET in Emacs, does the
displayed string include /bin? Does M-! sh RET show an error?
Thanks,
Mark