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I am using:
GNU Emacs 29.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.37, cairo version 1.16.0) of 2023-09-11, modified by Debian

But when I try to get help on a function, I get:
No library /usr/share/emacs/29.1/lisp/gnus/gnus-demon.elc in search path help-fns--run-describe-functions: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, shortdoc
Quit

When I look into /usr/share/emacs, I only see:
29.2
site-lisp

How do I get 29.1 installed?
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Cecil Westerhof wrote:

I am using:
GNU Emacs 29.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 3.24.37, cairo version 1.16.0) of 2023-09-11, modified by Debian

But when I try to get help on a function, I get:
No library /usr/share/emacs/29.1/lisp/gnus/gnus-demon.elc in search path help-fns--run-describe-functions: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, shortdoc
Quit

When I look into /usr/share/emacs, I only see:
29.2
site-lisp

How do I get 29.1 installed?

that looks like a strange version for Debian as now when
looking i see:

# rmadison emacs
emacs | 1:26.1+1-3.2+deb10u2 | oldoldstable | source, all
emacs | 1:26.1+1-3.2+deb10u2 | oldoldstable-debug | source
emacs | 1:27.1+1-3~bpo10+1 | buster-backports | source, all
emacs | 1:27.1+1-3~bpo10+1 | buster-backports-debug | source
emacs | 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u1 | oldstable | source, all
emacs | 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u1 | oldstable-debug | source
emacs | 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u2 | oldstable-new | source, all
emacs | 1:28.2+1-15 | stable | source, all
emacs | 1:29.2+1-2~bpo12+1 | stable-backports | source, all
emacs | 1:29.2+1-2~bpo12+1 | stable-backports-debug | source
emacs | 1:29.2+1-2 | testing | source, all
emacs | 1:29.2+1-2 | unstable | source, all
emacs | 1:29.2+1-2 | unstable-debug | source

?

if you are not really tied to the specific 29.1 version of
emacs can you upgrade to the more recent one and see how that
goes? (as usual make sure you back up things you don't want
clobbered and read the release notes before you actually do
this).

that's all i can suggest. also note there is a rather large
pile of transitions going on with Debian unstable so i don't
suggest doing anything with testing or unstable at the moment
as you then might get tangled up with those...


songbird
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songbird <songbird@anthive.com> writes:

Cecil Westerhof wrote:

I am using:
GNU Emacs 29.1 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version
3.24.37, cairo version 1.16.0) of 2023-09-11, modified by Debian

But when I try to get help on a function, I get:
No library /usr/share/emacs/29.1/lisp/gnus/gnus-demon.elc in search path >> help-fns--run-describe-functions: Cannot open load file: No such file or directory, shortdoc
Quit

When I look into /usr/share/emacs, I only see:
29.2
site-lisp

How do I get 29.1 installed?

that looks like a strange version for Debian as now when
looking i see:

# rmadison emacs
emacs | 1:26.1+1-3.2+deb10u2 | oldoldstable | source, all emacs | 1:26.1+1-3.2+deb10u2 | oldoldstable-debug | source
emacs | 1:27.1+1-3~bpo10+1 | buster-backports | source, all emacs | 1:27.1+1-3~bpo10+1 | buster-backports-debug | source
emacs | 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u1 | oldstable | source, all emacs | 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u1 | oldstable-debug | source
emacs | 1:27.1+1-3.1+deb11u2 | oldstable-new | source, all emacs | 1:28.2+1-15 | stable | source, all emacs | 1:29.2+1-2~bpo12+1 | stable-backports | source, all emacs | 1:29.2+1-2~bpo12+1 | stable-backports-debug | source
emacs | 1:29.2+1-2 | testing | source, all emacs | 1:29.2+1-2 | unstable | source, all emacs | 1:29.2+1-2 | unstable-debug | source

?

if you are not really tied to the specific 29.1 version of
emacs can you upgrade to the more recent one and see how that
goes? (as usual make sure you back up things you don't want
clobbered and read the release notes before you actually do
this).

Debian thought that 29.2 was installed, but for one reason or another
the executable of 29.1 was on my system.
Seems that I solved the problem with:
apt --reinstall install -t bookworm-backports emacs

Thanks.
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Cecil Westerhof
Senior Software Engineer
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/cecilwesterhof
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