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@@ -214,42 +214,6 @@ like 'apt-get build-dep emacs' (on older systems, replace 'emacs' with eg 'emacs25'). On Red Hat-based systems, the corresponding command is 'dnf builddep emacs' (on older systems, use 'yum-builddep' instead). -* GNU/Linux source and debug packages - -Many GNU/Linux systems provide separate packages containing the -sources and debug symbols of Emacs. They are useful if you want to -check the source code of Emacs primitive functions or debug Emacs on -the C level. - -The names of the packages that you need vary according to the -GNU/Linux distribution that you use. On Debian-based systems, you can -install a source package of Emacs with a command like 'apt-get source -emacs' (on older systems, replace 'emacs' with eg 'emacs25'). The -target directory for unpacking the source tree is the current -directory. On Red Hat-based systems, the corresponding command is -'dnf install emacs-debugsource', with target directory /usr/src/debug -(this requires to add the *-debuginfo repositories first, via 'dnf -config-manager --set-enabled fedora-debuginfo updates-debuginfo'). - -Once you have installed the source package, for example at -/path/to/emacs-26.1, add the following line to your startup file: - - (setq find-function-C-source-directory - "/path/to/emacs-26.1/src") - -The installation directory of the Emacs source package will contain -the exact package name and version number Emacs is installed on your -system. If a new Emacs package is installed, the source package must -be reinstalled as well, and the setting in your startup file must be -updated. - -Emacs debugging symbols are distributed by a debug package. It does -not exist for every released Emacs package, this depends on the -distribution. On Debian-based systems, you can install a debug -package of Emacs with a command like 'apt-get install emacs-dbg' (on -older systems, replace 'emacs' with eg 'emacs25'). On Red Hat-based -systems, the corresponding command is 'dnf debuginfo-install emacs'. - DETAILED BUILDING AND INSTALLATION: |