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diff etc/PACKAGES @ 272:c5d627a313b1 r21-0b34
Import from CVS: tag r21-0b34
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date | Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:28:48 +0200 |
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--- a/etc/PACKAGES Mon Aug 13 10:27:41 2007 +0200 +++ b/etc/PACKAGES Mon Aug 13 10:28:48 2007 +0200 @@ -35,15 +35,18 @@ ** Package Path =============== -For backwards compatibility and for ease of transition to XEmacs -20.5+, it is possible to use previous XEmacs installations as package -directories. Specify something like ---package-path="~/.xemacs::/usr/local/lib/xemacs-20.3" to configure -when building. You will have extra messages at dump time relating to -lisp shadows which you may ignore. The magical null directory `::' is -a marker indicating where Lisp bundled with the running XEmacs gets -put into the load path. By specifing the older directories after the -current one, the newer lisp overrides the older lisp. +For backwards compatibility and for ease of transition to XEmacs 21, it +is possible to use previous XEmacs installations as package directories. +Specify something like +--package-path="~/.xemacs::/somewhere-newpackages::/usr/local/lib/xemacs-20.4" +to configure when building. You will have extra messages at dump +time relating to lisp shadows which you may ignore. The first +magical null directory `::' is a marker indicating what packages +should only be searched at run-time. The second magical null +directory is used to indicate where Lisp bundled with the running +XEmacs gets put at the back of load path. By specifing the older +directories after the current one, the newer lisp overrides the +older lisp. ** The anatomy of an XEmacs Package hierarchy =============================================