[Nix-dev] Re: User environment hooks . o ( started dreaming / don't know )

[Ludovic Courtès]

Hi,

"Andres Loeh" <andres.loeh at googlemail.com>
writes:

> Actually, this is another argument against hooks. The system environment
> can change without user action, so ideally all "effects" of such a change
> should be immediate, and not require user action either. On the other hand,
> we know the path of the system profiles, so right now INFOPATH has the
> correct setting. So what's the problem in this case?

The problem is with directories (info "(texinfo)Installing Dir
Entries").  Directories show the list of available manuals when running
`info' (or `C-h i' in Emacs) with no arguments.

Conversely, accessing a specific manual, e.g., with "info emacs", does
work, thanks to the `$INFOPATH'.

Thanks,
Ludo'.