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Fix a #'setenv bug, merge other changes from GNU's env.el. 2007-12-14 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> * process.el (substitute-env-vars): Merge an example from GNU's docstring. * process.el (setenv): Pass nil as the default abbrev table to the #'read-from-minibuffer call, instead of passing the current value of the variable. Bug introduced by an incorrect sync from GNU by Ben; reported by Thomas Mittelstaedt in 47626712.40609@cadenas.de. Document the #'set-time-zone-rule call when TZ is set. Push the old value on to the beginning of setenv-history. (Both merged from GNU.) Document that we don't do the coding-system frobbing at this level that GNU does. Provide a commented-out, sample implementation of GNU's #'environment; document why I think we shouldn't include it.
author Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net>
date Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:13:02 +0100
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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!