@end table
If there is no character in the first column, the package has been
-installed and is up-to-date.
+installed and is up to date.
From here, you can select or unselect packages for installation using
the @key{RET} key, the @kbd{Mouse-2} button or selecting "Select" from
@cindex local.rules
@heading The Local.rules File:
This file is used when building and installing packages from source. In
-the top level of the CVS module, @file{xemacs-packages}, contains the
+the top level of the CVS module, @file{packages}, contains the
file, @file{Local.rules.template}. Simply copy that to
@file{Local.rules} and edit it to suit your needs.
These are the variables in 'Local.rules' that you will need to
-address.
+address. Items that have default settings have those defaults shown.
@table @var
+@item XEMACS = xemacs
+If your XEmacs isn't in your path, change this. Native MS Windows users
+should double quote this if the path has embedded spaces.
+
+@item BUILD_WITHOUT_MULE =
+Building from CVS defaults to building the Mule
+packages. Set this to 't' if you don't want/have Mule
+
+@item XEMACS_NATIVE_NT =
+Set this to 't' if you are building on WinNT. NT users should note that
+you still need the Cygwin environment to build the packages.
+
+@item XEMACS_INSTALLED_PACKAGES_ROOT = /usr/local/lib/xemacs
+This is the directory tree under which the installed packages go. Under
+this directory there would normally be @file{xemacs-packages/} for
+standard (non-Mule) packages, @file{mule-packages/} for Mule packages
+(if you built XEmacs with Mule), and possibly @file{site-packages/} for
+3rd party packages that aren't distributed by XEmacs.org.
+
@item symlink =
Set this to 't' if you want to do a "run in place".
Setting this doesn't work well with 'make bindist'
-@item XEMACS_PACKAGES =
-This is where you set the normal packages that you
-want to install. eg:
+@item NONMULE_INSTALLED_PACKAGES_ROOT = $@{XEMACS_INSTALLED_PACKAGES_ROOT@}/xemacs-packages
+This is where the non-Mule packages are installed to. You probably
+don't want to change this.
+
+@item MULE_INSTALLED_PACKAGES_ROOT = $@{XEMACS_INSTALLED_PACKAGES_ROOT@}/mule-packages
+This is where the Mule packages are installed to. You probably don't
+want to change this. Please note that @code{make bindist} does
+@emph{not} use this variable. When doing a @code{make bindist}
+@emph{everything} goes into @var{NONMULE_INSTALLED_PACKAGES_ROOT}.
+
+@item NONMULE_PACKAGES = xemacs-packages
+This is where you set the non-Mule packages that you want to install. eg:
@example
XEMACS_PACKAGES = xemacs-packages/xemacs-base xemacs-packages/bbdb
@end example
-@item XEMACS_STAGING = $@{XEMACS_PACKAGES_BASE@}/../Packages
-Set this to where you want normal packages to be
-installed to.
-
-@item PACKAGE_INDEX = package-index
-If you want the package-index file to have a different
-name, change this.
-
-@item BUILD_WITHOUT_MULE =
-Building from CVS defaults to building the Mule
-packages. Set this to 't' if you don't want/have Mule
-
-@item MULE_PACKAGES =
+@item MULE_PACKAGES = mule-packages
Same as for 'XEMACS_PACKAGES' except you list the Mule
packages you want to install here. eg:
@example
MULE_PACKAGES = mule-packages/mule-base mule-packages/skk
@end example
-@item MULE_STAGING = $@{XEMACS_PACKAGES_BASE@}/../Mule-Packages
-Set this to where you want Mule packages installed
-to. Note: 'make bindist' does not use this variable.
-
-@item XEMACS = xemacs
-If your XEmacs isn't in your path, change this.
-
-@item XEMACS_NATIVE_NT =
-Set this to 't' if you are building on WinNT.
+@item PACKAGE_INDEX = package-index
+If you want the package-index file to have a different
+name, change this.
@item INSTALL = install -c
The path to your BSD compatible install program.
looking for isn't here, please send a message to the
@email{xemacs-beta@@xemacs.org, XEmacs Beta list}.
-This data is up-to-date as of August 8, 2002.
+This data is up to date as of September 22, 2002.
@subsection Normal Packages
A very broad selection of elisp packages.
@item forms
Forms editing support (obsolete, use the built-in Widget instead).
+@item fortran-modes
+Fortran language support.
+
@item frame-icon
Provide a WM icon based on major mode.
@item fsf-compat
-FSF Emacs compatibility files.
+GNU Emacs compatibility files.
@item games
Tetris, Sokoban, and Snake.
The Gnus Newsreader and Mailreader.
@item haskell-mode
-Haskell editing support.
+Haskell language support.
@item hm--html-menus
HTML editing.
compression, remote shells, etc.
@item ocaml
-Objective Caml editing support.
+Objective Caml language support.
@item pc
PC style interface emulation.
@item pcomplete
Provides programmatic completion.
+@item perl-modes
+Perl language support.
+
@item prog-modes
Miscellaneous single-file lisp files for various programming languages.
@item psgml
Validated HTML/SGML editing.
+@item psgml-dtds
+A collection of DTDs for psgml. Note that this package is deprecated
+and will be removed in the future, most likely Q2/2003. Instead of using
+this, you should install needed DTDs yourself.
+
+@item python-modes
+Python language support.
+
@item reftex
Emacs support for LaTeX cross-references, citations.
@item rmail
An obsolete Emacs mailer. If you do not already use it don't start.
+@item ruby-modes
+Ruby language support.
+
@item sasl
Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) library.
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