Description of available packages
=================================
-Up-to-date as of May 15, 2001.
+Up-to-date as of Jul 31, 2003.
** Normal Packages
==================
Basic TeX/LaTeX support.
*** bbdb
-The Big Brother Data Base
+The Big Brother Data Base.
*** build
-Build XEmacs using custom widgets.
+Build XEmacs from within (UNIX, Windows).
*** c-support
Basic single-file add-ons for editing C code.
Calendar and diary support.
*** cc-mode
-C, C++ and Java language support.
+C, C++, Objective-C, Java, CORBA IDL, Pike and AWK language support.
+
+*** clearcase
+New Clearcase Version Control for XEmacs (UNIX, Windows).
*** cookie
Spook and Yow (Zippy quotes).
*** debug
GUD, gdb, dbx debugging support.
+*** dictionary
+Interface to RFC2229 dictionary servers.
+
*** dired
The DIRectory EDitor is for manipulating, and running commands on
files in a directory.
+*** docbookide
+DocBook editing support.
+
+*** ecb
+Emacs source code browser.
+
+*** ecrypto
+Crypto functionality in Emacs Lisp.
+
*** edebug
-A Lisp debugger.
+An Emacs Lisp debugger.
*** ediff
-Interface over patch.
+Interface over GNU patch.
*** edit-utils
-Single file lisp packages for various XEmacs goodies. Load this and
-weed out the junk you don't want.
+Miscellaneous editor extensions, you probably need this.
*** edt
DEC EDIT/EDT emulation.
*** efs
Treat files on remote systems the same as local files.
-*** eicq
-ICQ Client developed and tested on Linux x86;
-only supported on that platform
-
*** eieio
-Enhanced Implementation of Emacs Interpreted Objects
+Enhanced Implementation of Emacs Interpreted Objects.
*** elib
Portable Emacs Lisp utilities library.
*** emerge
-Another interface over patch.
+Another interface over GNU patch.
+
+*** erc
+ERC is an Emacs InternetRelayChat client.
+
+*** escreen
+Multiple editing sessions withing a single frame (like screen).
*** eshell
Command shell implemented entirely in Emacs Lisp.
+*** ess
+ESS: Emacs Speaks Statistics.
+
*** eterm
-Terminal emulator.
+Terminal emulation.
*** eudc
Emacs Unified Directory Client (LDAP, PH).
Footnoting in mail message editing modes.
*** forms
-Forms editing support (obsolete, use the built-in Widget instead).
+Forms editing support (obsolete, use Widget instead).
+
+*** fortran-modes
+Fortran support.
*** frame-icon
-Provide a WM icon based on major mode.
+Set up mode-specific icons for each frame under XEmacs.
*** fsf-compat
FSF Emacs compatibility files.
*** gnus
The Gnus Newsreader and Mailreader.
+*** haskell-mode
+Haskell editing support.
+
*** hm--html-menus
HTML editing.
+*** hyperbole
+Hyperbole: The Everyday Info Manager.
+
+*** ibuffer
+Advanced replacement for buffer-menu.
+
*** idlwave
Editing and Shell mode for the Interactive Data Language.
Front-end for Inferior Lisp.
*** ispell
-Spell-checking with ispell.
+Spell-checking with GNU ispell.
*** jde
-Java language and development support.
+Integrated Development Environment for Java.
+
+*** liece
+IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for Emacs. Note, this package is
+deprecated and will be removed, use riece instead.
*** mail-lib
Fundamental lisp files for providing email support.
Messaging in an Emacs World.
*** mh-e
-Front end support for MH.
+The XEmacs Interface to the MH Mail System.
*** mine
-Minehunt.
+Minehunt Game.
*** misc-games
Other amusements and diversions.
+*** mmm-mode
+Multiple major modes in a single buffer.
+
*** net-utils
-Miscellaneous Networking Utilities. This is a single-file package and
-files may be deleted at will.
+Miscellaneous Networking Utilities.
+
+*** ocaml
+Objective Caml editing support.
+
+*** oo-browser
+OO-Browser: The Multi-Language Object-Oriented Code Browser.
*** os-utils
Miscellaneous single-file O/S utilities, for printing, archiving,
*** pcomplete
Provides programmatic completion.
+*** perl-modes
+Perl support.
+
+*** pgg
+Emacs interface to various PGP implementations.
+
*** prog-modes
-Miscellaneous single-file lisp files for various programming languages.
+Support for various programming languages.
-*** ps-print-nomule
-Old, but no-Mule safe ps-print.
+*** ps-print
+Printing functions and utilities.
*** psgml
Validated HTML/SGML editing.
+*** psgml-dtds
+Deprecated collection of DTDs for psgml.
+
+*** python-modes
+Python support.
+
+*** re-builder
+Interactive development tool for regular expressions.
+
*** reftex
Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references, citations.
+*** riece
+IRC (Internet Relay Chat) client for Emacs.
+
*** rmail
An obsolete Emacs mailer. If you do not already use it don't start.
+*** ruby-modes
+Ruby support.
+
+*** sasl
+Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) library.
+
*** scheme
Front-end support for Inferior Scheme.
*** semantic
-Semantic bovinator.
+Semantic bovinator (Yacc/Lex for XEmacs). Includes Senator.
*** sgml
SGML/Linuxdoc-SGML editing.
*** sh-script
Support for editing shell scripts.
+*** sieve
+Manage Sieve email filtering scripts.
+
*** slider
User interface tool.
+*** sml-mode
+SML editing support.
+
*** sounds-au
XEmacs Sun sound files.
Mouse enhancement utility.
*** supercite
-An Emacs citation tool. Useful with all Emacs Mailers and Newsreaders.
+An Emacs citation tool for News & Mail messages.
*** texinfo
XEmacs TeXinfo support.
*** text-modes
-Various single file lisp packages for editing text files.
+Miscellaneous support for editing text files.
*** textools
-Single-file TeX support.
+Miscellaneous TeX support.
*** time
Display time & date on the modeline.
*** tm
-Emacs MIME support. Not needed for Gnus >= 5.8.0
+Emacs MIME support. Not needed for gnus >= 5.8.0.
*** tooltalk
Support for building with Tooltalk.
*** tpu
DEC EDIT/TPU support.
+*** tramp
+Remote shell-based file editing.
+
*** vc
Version Control for Free systems.
*** vc-cc
-Version Control for ClearCase. This package will shortly be
-replaced with clearcase.el
+Version Control for ClearCase (UnFree) systems.
*** vhdl
Support for VHDL.
*** viper
VI emulation support.
-
*** vm
An Emacs mailer.
*** w3
A Web browser.
+*** x-symbol
+Semi WYSIWYG for LaTeX, HTML, etc, using additional fonts.
+
*** xemacs-base
-Fundamental XEmacs support. Install this unless you wish a totally
-naked XEmacs.
+Fundamental XEmacs support, you almost certainly need this.
*** xemacs-devel
XEmacs Lisp developer support. This package contains utilities for
supporting Lisp development. It is a single-file package so it may be
tailored.
+*** xetla
+Frontend to GNU/arch (tla).
+
+*** xlib
+Emacs interface to X server.
+
+*** xslide
+XSL editing support.
+
*** xslt-process
A minor mode for (X)Emacs which allows running an XSLT processor on a
buffer.
+*** xwem
+X Emacs Window Manager.
+
*** zenirc
ZENIRC IRC Client.
support.
*** edict
-Lisp Interface to EDICT, Kanji Dictionary.
+MULE: Lisp Interface to EDICT, Kanji Dictionary.
*** egg-its
-Wnn (4.2 and 6) support. SJ3 support. Must be installed prior to
-XEmacs build.
+MULE: Wnn (4.2 and 6) support. SJ3 support.
+
+*** latin-euro-standards
+MULE: Support for the Latin{7,8,9,10} character sets & coding systems.
+
+*** latin-unity
+MULE: find single ISO 8859 character set to encode a buffer.
*** leim
-Quail. Used for everything other than English and Japanese.
+MULE: Quail. All non-English and non-Japanese language support.
*** locale
-Used for localized menubars (French and Japanese) and localized splash
-screens (Japanese).
+MULE: Localized menubars and localized splash screens.
*** lookup
-Dictionary support
+MULE: Dictionary support.
*** mule-base
-Basic Mule support. Must be installed prior to building with Mule.
+MULE: Basic Mule support.
+
+*** mule-ucs
+MULE: Extended coding systems (including Unicode) for XEmacs.
*** skk
-Another Japanese Language Input Method. Can be used without a
-separate process running as a dictionary server.
+MULE: Another Japanese Language Input Method. Can be used
+without a separate process running as a dictionary server.