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Solution #2:
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When building Gnus...

./configure \
  --infodir=/home/you/.xemacs/site-packages/info \
  --with-lispdir=/home/you/.xemacs/site-packages/lisp/gnus \
  --with-etcdir=/home/you/.xemacs/site-packages/etc/gnus

This will install Gnus under ~/.xemacs/site-packages/ and you won't
have to add anything to your load-path because that directory is one
of the ones that XEmacs searches automatically.
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Solution #3:
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When building XEmacs...

./configure \
  --package-path=/home/you/usr/local/lib/xemacs/site-packages
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Solution #4:
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Install Gnus to the default location
(/usr/local/lib/xemacs/site-packages) by _not_ specifying any
directory related configure options.  You won't have to add any
directories to your load-path with this solution either.

Obviously, this solution requires write access to that directory.
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HTH.

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