Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

emacs-21.3, as downloaded from the ibm toolbox
appears to search for its init macros
under hardwired '/opt/freeware/lib share/emacs'.

Due to local policy, emacs is installed under /tools/opt/freeware,
and it is impractical to recompile emacs-21.3,
nor install a symlink in /opt/freeware/share/emacs.

~/.emacs does not appear to be read before emacs fails to find /opt/freeware
and aborts.

Is there a way (e.g. emacs --eval ???, $EMACSLIB) to direct emacs to
find its initialization files under /tools/opt/freeware ?

Any hints appreciated,
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

The following environment variables allow installation under /tools/opt/freeware

ksh> EMACSTOP="/tools/opt/freeware/share/emacs"
ksh> export EMACSDATA="$EMACSTOP/21.3/etc"
ksh> EMACSLOADPATH="$EMACSTOP/21.3/powerpc-ibm-aix5.1.0.0"
ksh> EMACSLOADPATH="$EMACSLOADPATH:$EMACSTOP/21.3/site-lisp"
ksh> EMACSLOADPATH="$EMACSLOADPATH:$EMACSTOP/site-lisp"
ksh> EMACSLOADPATH="$EMACSLOADPATH:$EMACSTOP/21.3/leim"
ksh> export EMACSLOADPATH="$EMACSLOADPATH:$EMACSTOP/21.3/lisp"

For further details see '(emacs) General Variables' in the emacs*.gz info
files provided with the emacs package.

Unfortunately, it still reports a warning, unable to find /opt/freeware/...
files.
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Originally posted by: SystemAdmin

What's "impractical" about re-compiling Emacs? It should take you all of about half an hour. That way you can put it wherever you like and configure it however you like.

FWIW

Jim Lane
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