Re: [AUCTeX] how to use the git repository to obtain the latest aucTeX?

[David Kastrup]

TeXnicien de Surface <address@hidden> writes:

> Le 30/08/2013 10:30, Tassilo Horn a écrit :
>> TeXnicien de Surface <address@hidden> writes:
>> 
>>> I'd like to know (one of) the best way(s) to grab aucTeX on the git
>>> repository and install it somewhere on my machine.
>
> Thank you for the answer.
> I add some steps which were necessary with the git source I obtained
>
>> Clone the git repository:
>> 
>>   $ cd ~/code # Whatever directory you wand
>>   $ git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/auctex.git
>> 
>> Now you have the directory ~/code/auctex/ that includes the auctex
>> source code.  Now build auctex:
>> 
>>   $ cd ~/code/auctex
>
>     $ ./autogen.sh
>
> more about the previous line in README.GIT
>
>>   $ ./configure
>>   $ make
>> 
>> Now you have two choices: (1) install it system-wide using "sudo make
>> install", or (2) run it straight from the cloned directory.

What's wrong with

./configure --prefix="$HOME"
make
make install

?

if you don't want to make a system-wide installation?

-- 
David Kastrup