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 @title XEmacs FAQ
-@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/09/19 07:50:41 $
+@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/11/02 21:51:16 $
 @sp 1
 @author Tony Rossini <rossini@@biostat.washington.edu>
 @author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org>
 @author Chuck Thompson <cthomp@@xemacs.org>
 @author Steve Baur <steve@@xemacs.org>
 * Q2.0.8::      can't resolve symbol _h_errno
 * Q2.0.9::      Where do I find external libraries?
 * Q2.0.10::     After I run configure I find a coredump, is something wrong?
 * Q2.0.11::     XEmacs can't resolve host names.
 * Q2.0.12::     Why can't I strip XEmacs?
+* Q2.0.13::     I don't need no steenkin' packages.  Do I? (NEW)
+* Q2.0.14::     How do I figure out which packages to install? (NEW)
 Trouble Shooting:
 * Q2.1.1::      XEmacs just crashed on me!
 * Q2.1.2::      Cryptic Minibuffer messages.
 * Q2.1.3::      Translation Table Syntax messages at Startup.
 * Q2.1.20::     @samp{Symbol's function definition is void: hkey-help-show.}
 * Q2.1.21::     [This question intentionally left blank]
 * Q2.1.22::     XEmacs seems to take a really long time to do some things.
 * Q2.1.23::     Movemail on Linux does not work for XEmacs 19.15 and later.
 * Q2.1.24::     XEmacs won't start without network. (NEW)
+* Q2.1.25::     After upgrading, XEmacs won't do `foo' any more! (NEW)
 Customization and Options
 * Q3.0.1::      What version of Emacs am I running?
 * Q3.0.2::      How do I evaluate Elisp expressions?
 XEmacs is the result of the time and effort of many people.  The
 developers responsible for the 19.16/20.x releases are:
 @itemize @bullet
 @item @email{martin@@xemacs.org, Martin Buchholz}
-@ifhtml
+@html
 <br><img src="mrb.jpeg" alt="Portrait of Martin Buchholz"><br>
-@end ifhtml
+@end html
 @item @email{steve@@xemacs.org, Steve Baur}
-@ifhtml
+@html
 <br><img src="steve.gif" alt="Portrait of Steve Baur"><br>
-@end ifhtml
+@end html
 @item @email{hniksic@@xemacs.org, Hrvoje Niksic}
-@ifhtml
+@html
 <br><img src="hniksic.jpeg" alt="Portrait of Hrvoje Niksic"><br>
-@end ifhtml
+@end html
 @end itemize
 The developers responsible for the 19.14 release are:
 @itemize @bullet
 @item @email{cthomp@@xemacs.org, Chuck Thompson}
-@ifhtml
+@html
 <br><img src="cthomp.jpeg" alt="Portrait of Chuck Thompson"><br>
-@end ifhtml
+@end html
 Chuck was Mr. XEmacs from 19.11 through 19.14, and is responsible
 for XEmacs becoming a widely distributed program over the Internet.
 @item @email{ben@@xemacs.org, Ben Wing}
-@ifhtml
+@html
 <br><img src="wing.gif" alt="Portrait of Ben Wing"><br>
-@end ifhtml
+@end html
 @end itemize
 @itemize @bullet
 @item @email{jwz@@jwz.org, Jamie Zawinski}
-@ifhtml
+@html
 <br><img src="jwz.gif" alt="Portrait of Jamie Zawinski"><br>
-@end ifhtml
+@end html
 Jamie Zawinski was Mr. Lucid Emacs from 19.0 through 19.10, the last
 release actually named Lucid Emacs.  Richard Mlynarik was crucial to
 most of those releases.
 * Q2.0.8::      can't resolve symbol _h_errno
 * Q2.0.9::      Where do I find external libraries?
 * Q2.0.10::     After I run configure I find a coredump, is something wrong?
 * Q2.0.11::     XEmacs can't resolve host names.
 * Q2.0.12::     Why can't I strip XEmacs?
+* Q2.0.13::     I don't need no steenkin' packages.  Do I? (NEW)
+* Q2.0.14::     I don't want to install a million .els one at a time! (NEW)
 Trouble Shooting:
 * Q2.1.1::      XEmacs just crashed on me!
 * Q2.1.2::      Cryptic Minibuffer messages.
 * Q2.1.3::      Translation Table Syntax messages at Startup.
 * Q2.1.20::     @samp{Symbol's function definition is void: hkey-help-show.}
 * Q2.1.21::     [This question intentionally left blank]
 * Q2.1.22::     XEmacs seems to take a really long time to do some things.
 * Q2.1.23::     Movemail on Linux does not work for XEmacs 19.15 and later.
 * Q2.1.24::     XEmacs won't start without network. (NEW)
+* Q2.1.25::     After upgrading, XEmacs won't do `foo' any more! (NEW)
 @end menu
 @node Q2.0.1, Q2.0.2, Installation, Installation
 @unnumberedsec 2.0: Installation
 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.1: Running XEmacs without installing
 The best solution is to compile it yourself; the configure script will
 check to see if you've put DNS in the shared libc and will then proceed
 to link against the DNS resolver library code.
 @end quotation
-@node Q2.0.12, Q2.1.1, Q2.0.11, Installation
+@node Q2.0.12, Q2.0.13, Q2.0.11, Installation
 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.12: Why can't I strip XEmacs?
 @email{cognot@@fronsac.ensg.u-nancy.fr, Richard Cognot} writes:
 @quotation
 @end iftex
 /usr/local/lib/xemacs-19.16/i586-unknown-linuxaout
 @end enumerate
 @end quotation
-@node Q2.1.1, Q2.1.2, Q2.0.12, Installation
+@node Q2.0.13, Q2.0.14, Q2.0.12, Installation
+@unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.13: I don't need no steenkin' packages.  Do I? (NEW)
+Strictly speaking, no.  XEmacs will build and install just fine without
+any packages installed.  However, only the most basic editing functions
+will be available with no packages installed, so installing packages is
+an essential part of making your installed XEmacs _useful_.
+@node Q2.0.14, Q2.1.1, Q2.0.13, Installation
+@unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.12: How do I figure out which packages to install? (NEW)
+Many people really liked the old way that packages were bundled and do
+not want to mess with packages at all.  You can grab all the packages at
+once like you used to with old XEmacs versions.  Download the file
+@file{xemacs-sumo.tar.gz}
+For an XEmacs compiled with Mule you also need
+@file{xemacs-mule-sumo.tar.gz}
+from the @file{packages} directory on your XEmacs mirror archive.
+N.B. They are called 'Sumo Tarballs' for good reason. They are
+currently about 15MB and 2.3MB (gzipped) respectively.
+Install them by
+@code{cd $prefix/lib/xemacs ; gunzip -c <tarballname> | tar xf -}
+See README.packages for more detailed installation instructions.
+As the Sumo tarballs are not regenerated as often as the individual
+packages, it is recommended that you use the automatic package tools
+afterwards to pick up any recent updates.
+@node Q2.1.1, Q2.1.2, Q2.0.14, Installation
 @unnumberedsec 2.1: Trouble Shooting
 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.1: Help!  XEmacs just crashed on me!
 First of all, don't panic.  Whenever XEmacs crashes, it tries extremely
 hard to auto-save all of your files before dying.  (The main time that
 @example
 #define MAIL_USE_FLOCK
 @end example
 @end quotation
-@node Q2.1.24,  , Q2.1.23, Installation
+@node Q2.1.24, Q2.1.25, Q2.1.23, Installation
 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.24:  XEmacs won't start without network. (NEW)
 If XEmacs starts when you're on the network, but fails when you're not
 on the network, you may be missing a "localhost" entry in your
 @file{/etc/hosts} file.  The file should contain an entry like:
 @example
 127.0.0.1        localhost
 @end example
 Add that line, and XEmacs will be happy.
+@node Q2.1.25,  , Q2.1.24, Installation
+@unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.25::  After upgrading, XEmacs won't do `foo' any more! (NEW)
+You have been used to doing `foo', but now when you invoke it (or click
+the toolbar button or select the menu item), nothing (or an error)
+happens.  The simplest explanation is that you are missing a package
+that is essential to you.  You can either track it down and install it
+(there is a list of packages and brief descriptions of their contents in
+@file{etc/PACKAGES}), or install the `Sumo Tarball' (see @pxref{Q2.0.14}).
+@c #### should xref to XEmacs manual here
 @node Customization, Subsystems, Installation, Top
 @unnumbered 3 Customization and Options
 This is part 3 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list.  This

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