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--- a/man/xemacs-faq.texi Mon Aug 13 11:00:13 2007 +0200 +++ b/man/xemacs-faq.texi Mon Aug 13 11:01:07 2007 +0200 @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ @finalout @titlepage @title XEmacs FAQ -@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/08/02 01:33:39 $ +@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/12/17 02:08:31 $ @sp 1 @author Tony Rossini <rossini@@biostat.washington.edu> @author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org> @@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ * 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! @@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ * 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 @@ -345,7 +348,7 @@ * Q5.1.4:: What is the performance hit of @code{let}? * Q5.1.5:: What is the recommended use of @code{setq}? * Q5.1.6:: What is the typical misuse of @code{setq} ? -* Q5.1.7:: I like the the @code{do} form of cl, does it slow things down? +* Q5.1.7:: I like the @code{do} form of cl, does it slow things down? * Q5.1.8:: I like recursion, does it slow things down? * Q5.1.9:: How do I put a glyph as annotation in a buffer? * Q5.1.10:: @code{map-extents} won't traverse all of my extents! @@ -787,23 +790,23 @@ @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 @@ -811,32 +814,32 @@ @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. -@item @email{mly@@adoc.xerox.com, Richard Mlynarik} +@item @email{Mly@@POBox.COM, Richard Mlynarik} @end itemize Along with many other contributors, partially enumerated in the @@ -1212,6 +1215,8 @@ * 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! @@ -1238,6 +1243,7 @@ * 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 @@ -1520,7 +1526,7 @@ 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: @@ -1575,7 +1581,39 @@ @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} + +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 -} + +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! @@ -2274,7 +2312,7 @@ @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 @@ -2287,6 +2325,15 @@ 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, +or install the `Sumo Tarball' (see @pxref{Q2.0.14}). + @node Customization, Subsystems, Installation, Top @unnumbered 3 Customization and Options @@ -3029,7 +3076,7 @@ @node Q3.5.3, Q3.5.4, Q3.5.2, Customization @unnumberedsubsec Q3.5.3: How do I bind C-. and C-; to scroll one line up and down? -Add the following (Thanks to @email{mly@@adoc.xerox.com, Richard Mlynarik} and +Add the following (Thanks to @email{Mly@@POBox.COM, Richard Mlynarik} and @email{wayne@@zen.cac.stratus.com, Wayne Newberry}) to @file{.emacs}: @lisp @@ -4656,7 +4703,7 @@ * Q5.1.4:: What is the performance hit of @code{let}? * Q5.1.5:: What is the recommended use of @code{setq}? * Q5.1.6:: What is the typical misuse of @code{setq}? -* Q5.1.7:: I like the the @code{do} form of cl, does it slow things down? +* Q5.1.7:: I like the @code{do} form of cl, does it slow things down? * Q5.1.8:: I like recursion, does it slow things down? * Q5.1.9:: How do I put a glyph as annotation in a buffer? * Q5.1.10:: @code{map-extents} won't traverse all of my extents! @@ -5306,7 +5353,7 @@ @end lisp @node Q5.1.7, Q5.1.8, Q5.1.6, Miscellaneous -@unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.7: I like the the @code{do} form of cl, does it slow things down? +@unnumberedsubsec Q5.1.7: I like the @code{do} form of cl, does it slow things down? It shouldn't. Here is what Dave Gillespie has to say about cl.el performance: