XEmacs.
Verify that your users have a high enough stack limit. On some systems
-such as OpenBSD and OSF/Tru64 the default is 2MB which is too low. See
-'PROBLEMS' for details.
+such as OpenBSD and OSF/Tru64 the default is 2MB which is too low. On
+MacOS/X (Darwin), it's 512kB. See 'PROBLEMS' for details.
Building XEmacs requires about 100 Mb of disk space (including the
XEmacs sources). Once installed, XEmacs occupies between 20 and 100 Mb
XEmacs requires an ANSI C compiler, such as GCC. If you wish to build
the documentation yourself, you will need at least version 1.68 of
-makeinfo (GNU texinfo-3.11).
+makeinfo (GNU texinfo-3.11). GNU Texinfo 4.2 is recommended; it is
+necessary for building packages, and we may move to it for the core.
ADD-ON LIBRARIES
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MAIL LOCKING
============
-Find out what the preferred method for locking mail spool files is in
-your environment. Presently, XEmacs supports lockf, flock, and dot
-locking. Specify the locking method via the --mail-locking=METHOD
-option to configure. Valid values for METHOD are --mail-locking are
-`lockf', `flock', and `dot'.
+For most platforms, configure or the src/s file have the preferred
+method for locking mail spool files preconfigured. Otherwise you must
+find out for youself. Do not choose a locking protocol "on the
+objective merits." XEmacs must use the same method as other mail
+utilities on your system, or you will lose mail.
+
+Presently, XEmacs supports lockf, flock, and dot locking. Specify the
+locking method via the --mail-locking=METHOD option to configure.
+Valid values for METHOD are --mail-locking are `lockf', `flock', and
+`dot'.
RUNNING CONFIGURE
=================
directions in README.packages. You can not have a working XEmacs
without downloading some additional packages.
-See the file PROBLEMS in this directory for a list of various
-problems sometimes encountered, and what to do about them.
+See the file PROBLEMS in this directory for a list of various problems
+sometimes encountered, and what to do about them. PROBLEMS is also
+the place where platform-specific build notes can be found.