Mercurial > hg > xemacs-beta

comparison man/xemacs-faq.texi @ 4311:ee41a739fba3

Find changesets by keywords (author, files, the commit message), revision number or hash, or revset expression.
Spelling fixes.
author "Ville Skyttä <scop@xemacs.org>"
date Thu, 06 Dec 2007 23:35:22 +0200
parents a83f79c23956
children a5f1da0eb001
comparison
equal deleted inserted replaced
4310:a6d7e031a10b 4311:ee41a739fba3
821 @end itemize 821 @end itemize
822 822
823 @item Device subsystems 823 @item Device subsystems
824 @itemize @minus 824 @itemize @minus
825 @item 825 @item
826 X Windows: Jamie Zawinksi, Ben Wing, others 826 X Windows: Jamie Zawinski, Ben Wing, others
827 @item 827 @item
828 GTK: William Perry, Malcolm Purvis 828 GTK: William Perry, Malcolm Purvis
829 @item 829 @item
830 MS Windows: initial implementation, Jonathan Harris; some more work, Andy Piper, Ben Wing 830 MS Windows: initial implementation, Jonathan Harris; some more work, Andy Piper, Ben Wing
831 @item 831 @item
885 and has attempted to be the "face" of XEmacs on the newsgroups and 885 and has attempted to be the "face" of XEmacs on the newsgroups and
886 mailing lists. 886 mailing lists.
887 @item 887 @item
888 Steve Youngs currently produces the beta releases (???). 888 Steve Youngs currently produces the beta releases (???).
889 @item 889 @item
890 Steve Youngs, Ville Skytta, and now Norbert Koch have taken turns 890 Steve Youngs, Ville Skyttä, and now Norbert Koch have taken turns
891 maintaining the packages. 891 maintaining the packages.
892 @item 892 @item
893 Vin Shelton maintains the stable releases. 893 Vin Shelton maintains the stable releases.
894 @item 894 @item
895 Testing - #### Norbert, Adrian, ??? 895 Testing - #### Norbert, Adrian, ???
3288 the packages somewhere else, just change @samp{PACKAGE_PREFIX}. 3288 the packages somewhere else, just change @samp{PACKAGE_PREFIX}.
3289 3289
3290 Note that XEmacs finds the packages automatically anywhere underneath 3290 Note that XEmacs finds the packages automatically anywhere underneath
3291 the directory tree where it expects to find the packages. All you 3291 the directory tree where it expects to find the packages. All you
3292 need to do is put stuff there; you don't need to run any program to 3292 need to do is put stuff there; you don't need to run any program to
3293 tell XEmacs to find the packges, or do anything of that sort. 3293 tell XEmacs to find the packages, or do anything of that sort.
3294 3294
3295 However, XEmacs will only notice newly installed packages when it 3295 However, XEmacs will only notice newly installed packages when it
3296 starts up, so you will have to restart if you are already running 3296 starts up, so you will have to restart if you are already running
3297 XEmacs. 3297 XEmacs.
3298 3298
3439 @node Q2.1.4, Q2.1.5, Q2.1.3, Installation 3439 @node Q2.1.4, Q2.1.5, Q2.1.3, Installation
3440 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.4: Can I upgrade or remove packages? 3440 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.4: Can I upgrade or remove packages?
3441 3441
3442 As the exact files and their locations contained in a package may 3442 As the exact files and their locations contained in a package may
3443 change it is recommended to remove a package first before installing a 3443 change it is recommended to remove a package first before installing a
3444 new version. In order to facilitate removal each package contains an 3444 new version. In order to facilitate removal each package contains a
3445 pgkinfo/MANIFEST.pkgname file which list all the files belong to the 3445 pkginfo/MANIFEST.pkgname file which lists all the files belonging to
3446 package. M-x package-admin-delete-binary-package RET can be used to 3446 the package. M-x package-admin-delete-binary-package RET can be used
3447 remove a package using this file. 3447 to remove a package using this file.
3448 3448
3449 Note that the interactive package tools included with XEmacs already do 3449 Note that the interactive package tools included with XEmacs already do
3450 this for you. 3450 this for you.
3451 3451
3452 @node Q2.1.5, Q2.1.6, Q2.1.4, Installation 3452 @node Q2.1.5, Q2.1.6, Q2.1.4, Installation
3534 @node Q2.1.7, Q2.2.1, Q2.1.6, Installation 3534 @node Q2.1.7, Q2.2.1, Q2.1.6, Installation
3535 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.7: EFS fails with "500 AUTH not understood" (NEW) 3535 @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.7: EFS fails with "500 AUTH not understood" (NEW)
3536 3536
3537 A typical error: FTP Error: USER request failed; 500 AUTH not understood. 3537 A typical error: FTP Error: USER request failed; 500 AUTH not understood.
3538 3538
3539 Thanks to giacomo boffi @email{giacomo.boffi@@polimi.it} who recommends 3539 Thanks to Giacomo Boffi @email{giacomo.boffi@@polimi.it} who recommends
3540 on comp.emacs.xemacs: 3540 on comp.emacs.xemacs:
3541 3541
3542 tell your ftp client to not attempt AUTH authentication (or do not 3542 tell your ftp client to not attempt AUTH authentication (or do not
3543 use FTP servers that don't understand AUTH) 3543 use FTP servers that don't understand AUTH)
3544 3544
7157 @end quotation 7157 @end quotation
7158 7158
7159 @node Q6.1.6, Q6.2.1, Q6.1.5, Internet 7159 @node Q6.1.6, Q6.2.1, Q6.1.5, Internet
7160 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.1.6: Customization of VM not covered in the manual, or here. 7160 @unnumberedsubsec Q6.1.6: Customization of VM not covered in the manual, or here.
7161 7161
7162 @email{boffi@@hp735.stru.polimi.it, giacomo boffi} writes: 7162 @email{boffi@@hp735.stru.polimi.it, Giacomo Boffi} writes:
7163 7163
7164 @quotation 7164 @quotation
7165 The meta-answer is to look into the file @file{vm-vars.el}, in the vm 7165 The meta-answer is to look into the file @file{vm-vars.el}, in the vm
7166 directory of the lisp library. 7166 directory of the lisp library.
7167 7167
7348 7348
7349 ;;; Add things at the end, unconditionally 7349 ;;; Add things at the end, unconditionally
7350 (setq load-path (nconc load-path '("foo" "bar"))) 7350 (setq load-path (nconc load-path '("foo" "bar")))
7351 @end lisp 7351 @end lisp
7352 7352
7353 @email{keithh@@nortel.ca, keith (k.p.) hanlan} writes: 7353 @email{keithh@@nortel.ca, Keith (k.p.) Hanlan} writes:
7354 7354
7355 @quotation 7355 @quotation
7356 To add directories using Unix shell metacharacters use 7356 To add directories using Unix shell metacharacters use
7357 @file{expand-file-name} like this: 7357 @file{expand-file-name} like this:
7358 7358
8287 releases at all. In essence, XEmacs is now following the "alternating" 8287 releases at all. In essence, XEmacs is now following the "alternating"
8288 scheme of Linux, where at any point there are at least two different 8288 scheme of Linux, where at any point there are at least two different
8289 development branches, one "stable" and one "experimental". Periodic 8289 development branches, one "stable" and one "experimental". Periodic
8290 releases happen in both branches, but those in the experimental branch 8290 releases happen in both branches, but those in the experimental branch
8291 are not tested as well, and there's no guarantee they will work at all. 8291 are not tested as well, and there's no guarantee they will work at all.
8292 The experiemental branch is open to any and all code that's acceptable 8292 The experimental branch is open to any and all code that's acceptable
8293 to the developers; the stable branch, however, is in general limited 8293 to the developers; the stable branch, however, is in general limited
8294 only to bug fixes, and all contributions are carefully reviewed to make 8294 only to bug fixes, and all contributions are carefully reviewed to make
8295 sure they will increase and not decrease stability. 8295 sure they will increase and not decrease stability.
8296 8296
8297 21.3 never existed at all; it was decided to follow the Linux scheme 8297 21.3 never existed at all; it was decided to follow the Linux scheme