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1 -*- Outline -*- 1 * Description of available packages by category
2 This file is in Outline mode. It is best viewed under XEmacs. 2 ===============================================
3 3
4 Press C-c C-o (Ctrl+c Ctrl+o) now to see a list of headings. 4 This data is up-to-date as of 13 January 1998.
5 To expand a heading: Put the cursor on the heading and press C-c C-s
6 To collapse a heading: Press C-c C-d
7
8 For general XEmacs navigation tips: Press C-h t
9
10 Description of available packages by category
11 =============================================
12 This data is up-to-date as of January 17, 2001.
13 5
14 ** Library Packages (libs) 6 ** Library Packages (libs)
15 ========================== 7 ==========================
8
16 These packages are required to build and support most of the rest of 9 These packages are required to build and support most of the rest of
17 XEmacs. By design, xemacs-base is a `regular' package. Use restraint 10 XEmacs. By design, xemacs-base is a `regular' package. Use restraint
18 when adding new files there as it is required by almost everything. 11 when adding new files there as it is required by almost everything.
19 12
20 *** Sun 13 *** Sun
21 Support for Sparcworks. 14
15 Support for Sparcworks. Must be installed prior to XEmacs build to be
16 effective.
22 17
23 *** apel 18 *** apel
19
24 A Portable Emacs Library. Used by XEmacs MIME support. 20 A Portable Emacs Library. Used by XEmacs MIME support.
25 21
22 *** edebug
23
24 A Lisp debugger.
25
26 *** dired 26 *** dired
27
27 The DIRectory EDitor is for manipulating, and running commands on 28 The DIRectory EDitor is for manipulating, and running commands on
28 files in a directory. 29 files in a directory.
29 30
30 *** edebug
31 A Lisp debugger.
32
33 *** efs 31 *** efs
32
34 Treat files on remote systems the same as local files. 33 Treat files on remote systems the same as local files.
35 34
36 *** elib
37 Portable Emacs Lisp utilities library.
38
39 *** fsf-compat
40 FSF Emacs compatibility files.
41
42 *** mail-lib 35 *** mail-lib
36
43 Fundamental lisp files for providing email support. 37 Fundamental lisp files for providing email support.
44 38
45 *** sounds-au
46 XEmacs Sun sound files.
47
48 *** sounds-wav
49 XEmacs Microsoft sound files.
50
51 *** tooltalk 39 *** tooltalk
52 Support for building with Tooltalk. 40
41 Support for building with Tooltalk. Must be installed prior to XEmacs
42 build to be effective.
53 43
54 *** xemacs-base 44 *** xemacs-base
45
55 Fundamental XEmacs support. Install this unless you wish a totally 46 Fundamental XEmacs support. Install this unless you wish a totally
56 naked XEmacs. 47 naked XEmacs.
57 48
58 *** xemacs-devel 49 *** xemacs-devel
50
59 XEmacs Lisp developer support. This package contains utilities for 51 XEmacs Lisp developer support. This package contains utilities for
60 supporting Lisp development. It is a single-file package so it may be 52 supporting Lisp development. It is a single-file package so it may be
61 tailored. 53 tailored.
62 54
63 ** Communications Packages (comm) 55 ** Communications Packages (comm)
64 ================================= 56 =================================
57
65 These packages provide support for various communications, primarily 58 These packages provide support for various communications, primarily
66 email and usenet. 59 email and usenet.
67 60
68 *** bbdb
69 The Big Brother Data Base
70
71 *** eicq
72 ICQ Client developed and tested on Linux x86;
73 only supported on that platform
74
75 *** eudc
76 Emacs Unified Directory Client (LDAP, PH).
77
78 *** footnote 61 *** footnote
62
79 Footnoting in mail message editing modes. 63 Footnoting in mail message editing modes.
80 64
81 *** gnats 65 *** gnats
66
82 XEmacs bug reports. 67 XEmacs bug reports.
83 68
84 *** gnus 69 *** gnus
70
85 The Gnus Newsreader and Mailreader. 71 The Gnus Newsreader and Mailreader.
86 72
87 *** mailcrypt 73 *** mailcrypt
74
88 Support for messaging encryption with PGP. 75 Support for messaging encryption with PGP.
89 76
90 *** mew
91 Messaging in an Emacs World.
92
93 *** mh-e 77 *** mh-e
78
94 Front end support for MH. 79 Front end support for MH.
95 80
96 *** net-utils 81 *** net-utils
82
97 Miscellaneous Networking Utilities. This is a single-file package and 83 Miscellaneous Networking Utilities. This is a single-file package and
98 files may be deleted at will. 84 files may be deleted at will.
99 85
86 *** ph
87
88 Emacs implementation of the ph client to CCSO/qi directory servers.
89
100 *** rmail 90 *** rmail
91
101 An obsolete Emacs mailer. If you do not already use it don't start. 92 An obsolete Emacs mailer. If you do not already use it don't start.
102 93
103 *** supercite 94 *** supercite
95
104 An Emacs citation tool. Useful with all Emacs Mailers and Newsreaders. 96 An Emacs citation tool. Useful with all Emacs Mailers and Newsreaders.
105 97
106 *** tm 98 *** tm
107 Emacs MIME support. Not needed for Gnus >= 5.8.0 99
100 Emacs MIME support.
108 101
109 *** vm 102 *** vm
110 An Emacs mailer. 103
104 An Emacs mailer. This package must be installed prior to building XEmacs.
111 105
112 *** w3 106 *** w3
107
113 A Web browser. 108 A Web browser.
114
115 *** zenirc
116 ZENIRC IRC Client.
117 109
118 ** Games and Amusements (games) 110 ** Games and Amusements (games)
119 =============================== 111 ===============================
120 All work and no play...
121 112
122 *** cookie 113 *** cookie
114
123 Spook and Yow (Zippy quotes). 115 Spook and Yow (Zippy quotes).
124 116
125 *** games 117 *** games
118
126 Tetris, Sokoban, and Snake. 119 Tetris, Sokoban, and Snake.
127 120
128 *** mine 121 *** mine
122
129 Minehunt. 123 Minehunt.
130 124
131 *** misc-games 125 *** misc-games
126
132 Other amusements and diversions. 127 Other amusements and diversions.
133 128
134 ** Mule Support (mule) 129 ** Mule Support (mule)
135 ====================== 130 ======================
136 MULti-lingual Enhancement. Support for world scripts such as
137 Latin, Arabic, Cyrillic, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Hebrew etc.
138 To use these packages your XEmacs must be compiled with Mule
139 support.
140
141 *** edict
142 Lisp Interface to EDICT, Kanji Dictionary.
143 131
144 *** egg-its 132 *** egg-its
133
145 Wnn (4.2 and 6) support. SJ3 support. Must be installed prior to 134 Wnn (4.2 and 6) support. SJ3 support. Must be installed prior to
146 XEmacs build. 135 XEmacs build.
147 136
148 *** leim 137 *** leim
138
149 Quail. Used for everything other than English and Japanese. 139 Quail. Used for everything other than English and Japanese.
150 140
151 *** locale 141 *** locale
142
152 Used for localized menubars (French and Japanese) and localized splash 143 Used for localized menubars (French and Japanese) and localized splash
153 screens (Japanese). 144 screens (Japanese).
154 145
155 *** lookup
156 Dictionary support
157
158 *** mule-base 146 *** mule-base
147
159 Basic Mule support. Must be installed prior to building with Mule. 148 Basic Mule support. Must be installed prior to building with Mule.
160 149
161 *** skk 150 *** skk
151
162 Another Japanese Language Input Method. Can be used without a 152 Another Japanese Language Input Method. Can be used without a
163 separate process running as a dictionary server. 153 separate process running as a dictionary server.
164 154
165 ** Productivity Packages (oa) 155 ** Productivity Packages (oa)
166 ============================= 156 =============================
167 Things to make life a little easier.
168
169 *** calc
170 Emacs calculator.
171 157
172 *** calendar 158 *** calendar
159
173 Calendar and diary support. 160 Calendar and diary support.
174 161
175 *** edit-utils 162 *** edit-utils
163
176 Single file lisp packages for various XEmacs goodies. Load this and 164 Single file lisp packages for various XEmacs goodies. Load this and
177 weed out the junk you don't want. 165 weed out the junk you don't want.
178 166
179 *** forms 167 *** forms
180 Forms editing support (obsolete, use the built-in Widget instead). 168
169 Forms editing support (obsolete, use the builtin Widget instead).
181 170
182 *** frame-icon 171 *** frame-icon
172
183 Provide a WM icon based on major mode. 173 Provide a WM icon based on major mode.
184 174
185 *** hm--html-menus 175 *** hm--html-menus
176
186 HTML editing. 177 HTML editing.
187 178
188 *** ispell 179 *** ispell
180
189 Spell-checking with ispell. 181 Spell-checking with ispell.
190 182
191 *** pc 183 *** pc
184
192 PC style interface emulation. 185 PC style interface emulation.
193 186
194 *** psgml 187 *** psgml
188
195 Validated HTML/SGML editing. 189 Validated HTML/SGML editing.
196 190
197 *** sgml 191 *** sgml
192
198 SGML/Linuxdoc-SGML editing. 193 SGML/Linuxdoc-SGML editing.
199 194
200 *** slider 195 *** slider
196
201 User interface tool. 197 User interface tool.
202 198
203 *** speedbar 199 *** speedbar
204 Provides a separate frame with convenient references. 200
201 ??? Document me.
205 202
206 *** strokes 203 *** strokes
204
207 Mouse enhancement utility. 205 Mouse enhancement utility.
208 206
209 *** text-modes 207 *** text-modes
208
210 Various single file lisp packages for editing text files. 209 Various single file lisp packages for editing text files.
211 210
212 *** time 211 *** time
212
213 Display time & date on the modeline. 213 Display time & date on the modeline.
214 214
215 ** Operating System Utilities (os) 215 ** Operating System Utilities (os)
216 ================================== 216 ==================================
217 Tools for working with the operating system.
218
219 *** eshell
220 Command shell implemented entirely in Emacs Lisp.
221 217
222 *** eterm 218 *** eterm
219
223 Terminal emulator. 220 Terminal emulator.
224 221
225 *** igrep 222 *** igrep
223
226 Enhanced front-end for Grep. 224 Enhanced front-end for Grep.
227 225
228 *** ilisp 226 *** ilisp
227
229 Front-end for Inferior Lisp. 228 Front-end for Inferior Lisp.
230 229
231 *** os-utils 230 *** os-utils
232 Miscellaneous single-file O/S utilities, for printing, archiving, 231
233 compression, remote shells, etc. 232 Miscellaneous single-file O/S utilities.
234
235 *** pcomplete
236 Provides programmatic completion.
237
238 *** ps-print-nomule
239 Old, but no-Mule safe ps-print.
240 233
241 *** view-process 234 *** view-process
235
242 A Unix process browsing tool. 236 A Unix process browsing tool.
243 237
244 ** Program Editing Support (prog) 238 ** Program Editing Support (prog)
245 ================================= 239 =================================
246 XEmacs supports a multitude of programming languages. These
247 packages will help your coding.
248 240
249 *** ada 241 *** ada
242
250 Ada language support. 243 Ada language support.
251 244
252 *** c-support 245 *** c-support
246
253 Basic single-file add-ons for editing C code. 247 Basic single-file add-ons for editing C code.
254 248
255 *** cc-mode 249 *** cc-mode
250
256 C, C++ and Java language support. 251 C, C++ and Java language support.
257 252
258 *** debug 253 *** debug
254
259 GUD, gdb, dbx debugging support. 255 GUD, gdb, dbx debugging support.
260 256
261 *** ediff 257 *** ediff
258
262 Interface over patch. 259 Interface over patch.
263 260
264 *** emerge 261 *** emerge
262
265 Another interface over patch. 263 Another interface over patch.
266 264
267 *** idlwave
268 Editing and Shell mode for the Interactive Data Language.
269
270 *** jde
271 Java language and development support.
272
273 *** pcl-cvs 265 *** pcl-cvs
266
274 CVS frontend. 267 CVS frontend.
275 268
276 *** prog-modes 269 *** prog-modes
270
277 Miscellaneous single-file lisp files for various programming languages. 271 Miscellaneous single-file lisp files for various programming languages.
278 272
279 *** scheme 273 *** scheme
274
280 Front-end support for Inferior Scheme. 275 Front-end support for Inferior Scheme.
281 276
282 *** semantic
283 Semantic bovinator.
284
285 *** sh-script 277 *** sh-script
278
286 Support for editing shell scripts. 279 Support for editing shell scripts.
287 280
288 *** vc 281 *** vc
289 Version Control for Free systems. 282
283 Version Control for Free systems. This package must be installed
284 prior to building XEmacs.
290 285
291 *** vc-cc 286 *** vc-cc
292 Version Control for ClearCase. This package will shortly be 287
293 replaced with clearcase.el 288 Version Control for ClearCase. This package must be installed prior
289 to building XEmacs [broken as of XEmacs 20.5-beta19].
294 290
295 *** vhdl 291 *** vhdl
292
296 Support for VHDL. 293 Support for VHDL.
297 294
298 ** Word Processing (wp) 295 ** Word Processing (wp)
299 ======================= 296 =======================
300 Working with text.
301 297
302 *** auctex 298 *** auctex
299
303 Basic TeX/LaTeX support. 300 Basic TeX/LaTeX support.
304 301
305 *** crisp 302 *** crisp
303
306 Crisp/Brief emulation. 304 Crisp/Brief emulation.
307 305
308 *** edt 306 *** edt
307
309 DEC EDIT/EDT emulation. 308 DEC EDIT/EDT emulation.
310 309
311 *** reftex
312 Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references, citations.
313
314 *** texinfo 310 *** texinfo
311
315 XEmacs TeXinfo support. 312 XEmacs TeXinfo support.
316 313
317 *** textools 314 *** textools
315
318 Single-file TeX support. 316 Single-file TeX support.
319 317
320 *** tpu 318 *** tpu
319
321 DEC EDIT/TPU support. 320 DEC EDIT/TPU support.
322 321
323 *** viper 322 *** viper
323
324 VI emulation support. 324 VI emulation support.