Re: Want to install info node for elisp in emacs on stretch
On Tue 15 Oct 2019 at 17:10:49 (-0700), Dan Hitt wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 15, 2019 at 12:12 AM <tomas@tuxteam.de> wrote:
> > On Mon, Oct 14, 2019 at 11:42:43PM -0500, David Wright wrote:
> > > On Mon 14 Oct 2019 at 21:06:21 (-0700), Dan Hitt wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm using debian 9 (stretch).
> > > >
> > > > I would like to install the info node for elisp (in emacs).
> > > >
> > > > I went to packages.debian.org to search for elisp in stretch. There are
> > > > six results but none of them look like they contain info documentation.
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > Perhaps you're looking for emacs-common-non-dfsg which is in non-free
> > > (for licensing reasons I believe).
>
> For me, the package was emacs24-common-non-dfsg, and i see that i'm now
> in oldstable, not just stable.
I guess the number was necessary as stretch supported both 24 and 25,
whereas buster's emacs is solely 26.
> > Yes. There is a conflict between how Debian defines "free" (DFSG) and
> > how GNU wants to license their "free" documentation (GFDL). Possibly
> > best summarized here [1]
> >
> > Freedom is a complex beast, alas.
> >
> I will keep my oar out of the water about the complex beast, but since i'm
> in oldstable,
> does that mean i need to upgrade before too long? (I've been using debian
> 9 since February 2017.)
That's a decision that depends on your circumstances. I like to
upgrade to, or install, a new stable version on at least one machine
fairly early on, so as to sort out any snags that arise, and not
leave it until the need becomes pressing. OTOH someone with one
machine running just one version of Debian might take a different
strategy, but I've never been in that situation with linux.
(I've always found older machines easy to come by, either by
inheriting them or loan. Some institutions make disposal of
old machines a very bureaucratic process, so users don't bother.)
Cheers,
David.
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