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256 it depends upon. 256 it depends upon.
257 257
258 @subsection Manual Binary Package Installation 258 @subsection Manual Binary Package Installation
259 259
260 Pre-compiled, binary packages can be installed in either a system 260 Pre-compiled, binary packages can be installed in either a system
261 package directory (this is determined when XEmacs is compiled), or in a 261 package directory (this is determined when XEmacs is compiled), or in
262 subdirectory of your @file{$HOME} directory: 262 one of the following
263 263 subdirectories of your @file{$HOME} directory:
264 @example 264
265 ~/.xemacs/packages 265 @example
266 @end example 266 ~/.xemacs/mule-packages
267 ~/.xemacs/xemacs-packages
268 @end example
269
270 Packages in the former directory will only be found by a Mule-enabled
271 XEmacs.
267 272
268 XEmacs does not have to be running to install binary packages, although 273 XEmacs does not have to be running to install binary packages, although
269 XEmacs will not know about any newly-installed packages until you 274 XEmacs will not know about any newly-installed packages until you
270 restart XEmacs. Note, however, that installing a newer version of a 275 restart XEmacs. Note, however, that installing a newer version of a
271 package while XEmacs is running could cause strange errors in XEmacs; 276 package while XEmacs is running could cause strange errors in XEmacs;
276 @enumerate 281 @enumerate
277 @item 282 @item
278 Download the package(s) that you want to install. Each binary package 283 Download the package(s) that you want to install. Each binary package
279 will typically be a gzip'd tarball. 284 will typically be a gzip'd tarball.
280 285
281 @item 286 @item Decide where to install the packages: in the system package
282 Decide where to install the packages: in the system package directory, 287 directory, or in @file{~/.xemacs/mule-packages} or
283 or in @file{~/.xemacs/packages}. If you want to install the 288 @file{~/.xemacs/xemacs-packages}, respectively. If you want to install
284 packages in the system package directory, make sure you can write into 289 the packages in the system package directory, make sure you can write
285 that directory. If you want to install in your @file{$HOME} directory, 290 into that directory. If you want to install in your @file{$HOME}
286 create the directory, @file{~/.xemacs/packages}. 291 directory, create the directory, @file{~/.xemacs/mule-packages} or
292 @file{~/.xemacs/xemacs-packages}, respectively.
287 293
288 @item 294 @item
289 Next, @code{cd} to the directory under which you want to install the 295 Next, @code{cd} to the directory under which you want to install the
290 package(s). 296 package(s).
291 297