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In article <2143@fornax.UUCP> bremner@cetus.UUCP (David Bremner) writes:
>I quote from info node (texinfo)Installing an Info File
>
>"An Info file is usually installed in the GNU Emacs directory called
>`info'.  For Info to work, this directory must contain all the Info
>files, including the split off files."
>
>Oh Gnu Emacs Gurus, tell me this is not so. I would like to have my own info
>directory that get searched before the system directory. Is this a difficult 
>problem?
>

Here's what I do.  It requires no elisp code changes in info.el.

I copied the "dir" file from the installed info directory into 
my own directory.  Create links in your private info directory
to all info files found in the system info directory. 
Then add the following line to your .emacs file:

(setq Info-directory "/users/kgallagh/lisp/info")

replacing my info directory path with yours.  This tells emacs to use
your info directory as the default.

Now, all you have to do is add your own private info files into your
private info directory and edit the "dir" file found there.  For example,
if you enter

* Wizbang: (wizbang).      Wizbang User's Manual

into the "dir" file, when you select Wizbang, emacs will look for an
info file called "wizbang" in the directory you specified in the
variable Info-directory.

All this works for GNU Emacs 18.54, which was modified to run properly
on the Apollo workstations.  I haven't tested it on non-Apollo
installations.  Hope it works for you!

Good Luck!
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