How to build T-gnus with Mule 2.3 based on Emacs 19.34. FIXING loaddefs.el ================== Unfortunately, some variables for `message' are predefined in lisp/ loaddefs.el which is dumped in Mule executable file. It is uninvited, moreover, it has a bad influence. So you should remove these definitions from lisp/loaddefs.el and rebuild Mule. However, if you don't want to rebuild Mule, you may put the following lines in the beginning of .emacs file instead of rebuilding Mule. (let ((symbols '(citation-line-function cite-function courtesy-message default-headers default-mail-headers default-news-headers deletable-headers fcc-handler-function followup-to-function from-style generate-headers-first generate-new-buffers ignored-bounced-headers ignored-cited-headers ignored-mail-headers ignored-news-headers ignored-resent-headers ignored-supersedes-headers included-forward-headers indent-citation-function interactive kill-buffer-on-exit post-method reply-to-function required-mail-headers required-news-headers send-mail-function send-news-function signature signature-before-forwarded-message signature-file signature-separator syntax-checks use-followup-to user-organization-file wide-reply-to-function yank-prefix)) symbol) (while symbols (setq symbol (car symbols) symbols (cdr symbol)) (makunbound (intern (format "message-%s" symbol))))) INSTALL CUSTOM, APEL, FLIM, SEMI/WEMI ===================================== T-gnus requires the latest version of CUSTOM, APEL, FLIM and SEMI or WEMI; you should install these packages before installing T-gnus. As for CUSTOM, you should apply the following patch before building it. ------ cut here ------ cut here ------ cut here ------ cut here ------ --- custom-1.9962/cus-face.el~ Wed Mar 4 19:52:39 1998 +++ custom-1.9962/cus-face.el Mon Mar 9 08:05:33 1998 @@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ "Define a new FACE on all frames, ignoring X resources." (interactive "SMake face: ") (or (internal-find-face name) - (let ((face (make-vector 8 nil))) + (let ((face (make-vector face-vector-length nil))) (aset face 0 'face) (aset face 1 name) (let* ((frames (frame-list)) ------ cut here ------ cut here ------ cut here ------ cut here ------ By the way, the latest CUSTOM package for Emacs v19 is available from: ftp://ftp.dina.kvl.dk/pub/Staff/Per.Abrahamsen/custom/custom-1.9962.tar.gz INSTALL T-gnus ============== There are three ways of making T-gnus with Mule 2.3 based on Emacs 19.34. 1. If you have installed EMU, APEL, FLIM and SEMI or WEMI packages under the standard load-path, for instance: EMU: /usr/local/share/mule/19.34/site-lisp/ APEL: /usr/local/share/mule/site-lisp/apel/ FLIM: /usr/local/share/mule/site-lisp/flim/ SEMI: /usr/local/share/mule/site-lisp/semi/ What is more, if you have been replaced old CUSTOM with new CUSTOM or if you have installed new CUSTOM directly under the standard load-path as such as /usr/local/share/mule/19.34/site-lisp/, you may have nothing to be done; type the following commands right now. % ./configure --with-emacs=mule % make install However, if you have installed new CUSTOM in the subdirectory under the standard load-path, use the configure option `--with-addpath=' as follows: % ./configure --with-emacs=mule\ --with-addpath=/usr/local/share/mule/site-lisp/custom/ % make install or you can use the file subdirs.el under the parent directory of the subdirectory of CUSTOM to add it into load-path which contain the following contents: (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '("custom/" "and the other subdirectories.../")) and then just type: % ./configure --with-emacs=mule % make install 2. If you have installed EMU, APEL, FLIM and SEMI or WEMI packages in the non-standard load-path, use the configure option `--with-addpath=' with the colon separated directory names where EMU, APEL or CUSTOM packages are installed. For example: % ./configure --with-emacs=mule\ --with-addpath=~/elisp/emu/:~/elisp/apel/:~/elisp/custom/ % make install In this case, you have no need to add paths of FLIM, SEMI or WEMI if they are installed under the directory which is same as the parent directory of APEL. 3. This is another way to install T-gnus when you have installed EMU, APEL, FLIM and SEMI or WEMI packages in the non-standard load-path. Copy the file `sample.lpath.el' which is included in the distribution to `~/.lpath.el' and modify it suitably for your environment. And then type the following command. % ./configure --with-emacs=mule % make install USING Emacs-W3M (and Emacs W3) ============================== The web based backend `nnshimbun' uses the shimbun modules which are included in Emacs-W3M package (and the other web based backends of T- gnus requires Emacs W3). Emacs-W3M is an interface program to the external command W3M, visit the following pages for more information. http://namazu.org/~tsuchiya/emacs-w3m/ http://ei5nazha.yz.yamagata-u.ac.jp/~aito/w3m/ If you wish to build T-gnus to be abel to use Emacs-W3M and nnshimbun, you have to specify the path where Emacs-W3M is installed using the configure option `--with-addpath=' (for Emacs W3, use the configure option `--with-w3=' or editing the file `~/.lpath.el'). Here is an example for that: % ./configure --with-emacs=mule\ --with-addpath=~/elisp/emu/:~/elisp/apel/: ... :~/elisp/w3m/\ --with-w3=/usr/local/share/mule/site-lisp/w3/ % make install ;; Don't mind if configure says "W3... not found". It is currently ;; malfunction when the configure option `--with-w3=' is not used even ;; if the path of Emacs W3 is specified in the file `~/.lpath.el'. ;; By the way, does anyone know where do we find Emacs W3 package ;; which is suitable to Mule 2.3 based on Emacs 19.34?