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1 \input texinfo.tex @c -*-texinfo-*- 1 \input texinfo.tex @c -*- mode: texinfo; coding: iso-2022-8 -*-
2 @c %**start of header 2 @c %**start of header
3 @setfilename ../info/xemacs-faq.info 3 @setfilename ../info/xemacs-faq.info
4 @settitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs 4 @settitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs
5 @setchapternewpage off 5 @setchapternewpage off
6 @c %**end of header 6 @c %**end of header
7 @finalout 7 @finalout
8 @titlepage 8 @titlepage
9 @title XEmacs FAQ 9 @title XEmacs FAQ
10 @subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 1999/12/08 01:33:17 $ 10 @subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/03/04 17:13:15 $
11 @sp 1 11 @sp 1
12 @author Tony Rossini <arossini@@stat.sc.edu> 12 @author Tony Rossini <arossini@@stat.sc.edu>
13 @author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org> 13 @author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org>
14 @author Chuck Thompson <cthomp@@xemacs.org> 14 @author Chuck Thompson <cthomp@@xemacs.org>
15 @author Steve Baur <steve@@xemacs.org> 15 @author Steve Baur <steve@@xemacs.org>
402 402
403 Miscellaneous: 403 Miscellaneous:
404 * Q6.3.1:: Will XEmacs rename all the win32-* symbols to w32-*? 404 * Q6.3.1:: Will XEmacs rename all the win32-* symbols to w32-*?
405 * Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen? 405 * Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
406 * Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment? 406 * Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
407
408 Troubleshooting:
409 * Q6.4.1:: XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
407 410
408 Current Events: 411 Current Events:
409 412
410 * Q7.0.1:: What is new in 20.2? 413 * Q7.0.1:: What is new in 20.2?
411 * Q7.0.2:: What is new in 20.3? 414 * Q7.0.2:: What is new in 20.3?
6223 Miscellaneous 6226 Miscellaneous
6224 * Q6.3.1:: Will XEmacs rename all the win32-* symbols to w32-*? 6227 * Q6.3.1:: Will XEmacs rename all the win32-* symbols to w32-*?
6225 * Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen? 6228 * Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
6226 * Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment? 6229 * Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
6227 6230
6231 Troubleshooting:
6232 * Q6.4.1:: XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
6233
6228 @end menu 6234 @end menu
6229 6235
6230 @node Q6.0.1, Q6.0.2, MS Windows, MS Windows 6236 @node Q6.0.1, Q6.0.2, MS Windows, MS Windows
6231 @unnumberedsec 6.0: General Info 6237 @unnumberedsec 6.0: General Info
6232 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.1: What is the status of the XEmacs port to Windows? 6238 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.0.1: What is the status of the XEmacs port to Windows?
6553 @end itemize 6559 @end itemize
6554 6560
6555 @end itemize 6561 @end itemize
6556 6562
6557 6563
6558 @node Q6.3.3, , Q6.3.2, MS Windows 6564 @node Q6.3.3, Q6.4.1, Q6.3.2, MS Windows
6559 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.3.3: What is the porting team doing at the moment? 6565 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.3.3: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
6560 6566
6561 The porting team is continuing work on the MS Windows-specific code. 6567 The porting team is continuing work on the MS Windows-specific code.
6562 6568
6569 @node Q6.4.1, ,Q6.3.3, MS Windows
6570 @unnumberedsec 6.3: Troubleshooting
6571 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.4.1 XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
6572
6573 XEmacs relies on a process called "dumping" to generate a working
6574 executable. Under MS-Windows this process effectively fixes the memory
6575 addresses of information in the executable. When XEmacs starts up it tries
6576 to reserve these memory addresses so that the dumping process can be
6577 reversed - putting the information back at the correct addresses.
6578 Unfortunately some .dlls (For instance the soundblaster driver) occupy
6579 memory addresses that can conflict with those needed by the dumped XEmacs
6580 executable. In this instance XEmacs will fail to start without any
6581 explanation. Note that this is extremely machine specific.
6582
6583 Work is being done on fixes for 21.1.* that will make more intelligent
6584 guesses about which memory addresses will be free and so this should
6585 cure the problem for most people.
6586
6587 21.2 implements "portable dumping" which will eliminate the problem
6588 altogether.
6563 6589
6564 @node Current Events, , MS Windows, Top 6590 @node Current Events, , MS Windows, Top
6565 @unnumbered 7 What the Future Holds 6591 @unnumbered 7 What the Future Holds
6566 6592
6567 This is part 7 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This 6593 This is part 7 of the XEmacs Frequently Asked Questions list. This