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[xemacs-hg @ 2002-09-10 15:27:02 by james] Enable unloading of dynamic modules. Create the first two internal XEmacs modules: LDAP and postgreSQL. Update the sample directory to contain a sample internal XEmacs module and a sample external XEmacs module. Improve support for autoloading modules. Make internal module code compile into the XEmacs binary if XEmacs is configured without module support. Make the internal module directories self-contained so that they can be distributed separately from XEmacs.
author james
date Tue, 10 Sep 2002 15:27:39 +0000
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To use:

You need to build and install the XEmacs distribution.  Also you need
the xemacs packages in both source and installed versions.

Edit "dirs.py" to reflect the locations of the above components.

Edit "version.py" to reflect the current version, as well as the
welcome message.

Run 
	python pre_wise.py > xemacs-XXX.wse

	(for XXX use a version or date code of your choosing)

Run 
	cmd /c xemacs-XXX.wse 

to produce xemacs-XXX.exe


"pre_wise.py" is a preprocessor for the Wise installer maker.  It
reads "xemacs.tmpl" which is a Wise input file, except that certain
portions are enclosed in triple angle brackets <<<like this>>>

These portions are evaluated as Python expressions and replaced by the 
string representations of the resulting value.  This allows for
things to change from release to release without having to re-do the
Wise installation each time.  Also it keeps you from having to
manually drag-n-drop all the package files, which is rather tedious!