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Use better types when ESCAPECHAR is specified, split_string_by_ichar_1 src/ChangeLog addition: 2010-02-19 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> * fns.c (split_string_by_ichar_1): Use better types (e.g., not an Ichar for a buffer size) in this function when dealing with ESCAPECHAR. tests/ChangeLog addition: 2010-02-19 Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net> * automated/lisp-tests.el: Change the #'split-string-by-char text to use US federal government information instead of a couple of sentences from the OED; the latter would probably have qualified as non-infringement, but with the former the question won't arise. (The German text in the same tests is from a very public domain 19th-century work.)
author Aidan Kehoe <kehoea@parhasard.net>
date Fri, 19 Feb 2010 23:46:53 +0000
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This directory contains a number of XEmacs dynamic modules.  These
modules can be loaded directly with the command 'M-x load-module'.
However, the preferred method of loading a module is to issue a
"(require 'module-name)" command to the Lisp interpreter.  This will
store information so that a later "(unload-feature 'module-name)" can
succeed.

To compile one of these modules, simply enter the desired directory,
type 'configure', and then 'make'.  If you are building the module for
an installed XEmacs, then 'make install' will place the module in the
appropriate directory for XEmacs to find it later (assuming you have
permission to write to that directory).  A subsequent 'load-module' or
'require' will then load the module, as described above.

Each of these demonstrates different features and limitations of the
XEmacs module loading technology.  For a complete discussion on XEmacs
dynamic modules, please consult the XEmacs Module Writers Guide, which
can be found in the ../info directory.

For those wanting to get started with module writing, please see the
'sample' directory.  It contains two subdirectories: internal and
external.  The 'internal' subdirectory contains the framework needed to
migrate some core piece of XEmacs functionality into code that can
either be compiled into the core or built as a separate module.  The
'external' subdirectory contains the somewhat simpler framework needed
to build a module separately from XEmacs.  These should be considered
starting places for module writing.