X-Git-Url: http://git.chise.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=man%2Fxemacs-faq.texi;h=4f4bdabcb663d07c66e6d2e4f88cee5f50c6f69c;hb=3581fd43afa5c38b15ce65cce6133488d0f9dc62;hp=70148952c68ceca73ac07748c39dd618e466b975;hpb=d8bd7eee3147c839d3c74d1823c139cd54867a75;p=chise%2Fxemacs-chise.git- diff --git a/man/xemacs-faq.texi b/man/xemacs-faq.texi index 7014895..4f4bdab 100644 --- a/man/xemacs-faq.texi +++ b/man/xemacs-faq.texi @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ @finalout @titlepage @title XEmacs FAQ -@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/09/19 07:50:41 $ +@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/11/14 23:29:27 $ @sp 1 @author Tony Rossini @author Ben Wing @@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ Installation and Trouble Shooting * Q2.0.10:: After I run configure I find a coredump, is something wrong? * Q2.0.11:: XEmacs can't resolve host names. * Q2.0.12:: Why can't I strip XEmacs? +* Q2.0.13:: I don't need no steenkin' packages. Do I? (NEW) +* Q2.0.14:: How do I figure out which packages to install? (NEW) Trouble Shooting: * Q2.1.1:: XEmacs just crashed on me! @@ -174,6 +176,7 @@ Trouble Shooting: * Q2.1.22:: XEmacs seems to take a really long time to do some things. * Q2.1.23:: Movemail on Linux does not work for XEmacs 19.15 and later. * Q2.1.24:: XEmacs won't start without network. (NEW) +* Q2.1.25:: After upgrading, XEmacs won't do `foo' any more! (NEW) Customization and Options @@ -710,7 +713,7 @@ XEmacs port, but never went any farther. No, but Alexander Nikolaev is working on it. @node Q1.0.14, Q1.1.1, Q1.0.13, Introduction -@unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.14: Where can I obtain a printed copy of the XEmacs users manual? +@unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.14: Where can I obtain a printed copy of the XEmacs User's Manual? Pre-printed manuals are not available. If you are familiar with TeX, you can generate your own manual from the XEmacs sources. @@ -787,23 +790,23 @@ developers responsible for the 19.16/20.x releases are: @itemize @bullet @item @email{martin@@xemacs.org, Martin Buchholz} -@ifhtml +@html
Portrait of Martin Buchholz
-@end ifhtml +@end html @item @email{steve@@xemacs.org, Steve Baur} -@ifhtml +@html
Portrait of Steve Baur
-@end ifhtml +@end html @item @email{hniksic@@xemacs.org, Hrvoje Niksic} -@ifhtml +@html
Portrait of Hrvoje Niksic
-@end ifhtml +@end html @end itemize @@ -811,26 +814,26 @@ The developers responsible for the 19.14 release are: @itemize @bullet @item @email{cthomp@@xemacs.org, Chuck Thompson} -@ifhtml +@html
Portrait of Chuck Thompson
-@end ifhtml +@end html Chuck was Mr. XEmacs from 19.11 through 19.14, and is responsible for XEmacs becoming a widely distributed program over the Internet. @item @email{ben@@xemacs.org, Ben Wing} -@ifhtml +@html
Portrait of Ben Wing
-@end ifhtml +@end html @end itemize @itemize @bullet @item @email{jwz@@jwz.org, Jamie Zawinski} -@ifhtml +@html
Portrait of Jamie Zawinski
-@end ifhtml +@end html Jamie Zawinski was Mr. Lucid Emacs from 19.0 through 19.10, the last release actually named Lucid Emacs. Richard Mlynarik was crucial to @@ -1212,6 +1215,8 @@ Installation: * Q2.0.10:: After I run configure I find a coredump, is something wrong? * Q2.0.11:: XEmacs can't resolve host names. * Q2.0.12:: Why can't I strip XEmacs? +* Q2.0.13:: I don't need no steenkin' packages. Do I? (NEW) +* Q2.0.14:: I don't want to install a million .els one at a time! (NEW) Trouble Shooting: * Q2.1.1:: XEmacs just crashed on me! @@ -1238,6 +1243,7 @@ Trouble Shooting: * Q2.1.22:: XEmacs seems to take a really long time to do some things. * Q2.1.23:: Movemail on Linux does not work for XEmacs 19.15 and later. * Q2.1.24:: XEmacs won't start without network. (NEW) +* Q2.1.25:: After upgrading, XEmacs won't do `foo' any more! (NEW) @end menu @node Q2.0.1, Q2.0.2, Installation, Installation @@ -1520,7 +1526,7 @@ check to see if you've put DNS in the shared libc and will then proceed to link against the DNS resolver library code. @end quotation -@node Q2.0.12, Q2.1.1, Q2.0.11, Installation +@node Q2.0.12, Q2.0.13, Q2.0.11, Installation @unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.12: Why can't I strip XEmacs? @email{cognot@@fronsac.ensg.u-nancy.fr, Richard Cognot} writes: @@ -1575,7 +1581,42 @@ cp lib-src/DOC-19.16-XEmacs @end enumerate @end quotation -@node Q2.1.1, Q2.1.2, Q2.0.12, Installation +@node Q2.0.13, Q2.0.14, Q2.0.12, Installation +@unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.13: I don't need no steenkin' packages. Do I? (NEW) + +Strictly speaking, no. XEmacs will build and install just fine without +any packages installed. However, only the most basic editing functions +will be available with no packages installed, so installing packages is +an essential part of making your installed XEmacs _useful_. + +@node Q2.0.14, Q2.1.1, Q2.0.13, Installation +@unnumberedsubsec Q2.0.12: How do I figure out which packages to install? (NEW) + +Many people really liked the old way that packages were bundled and do +not want to mess with packages at all. You can grab all the packages at +once like you used to with old XEmacs versions. Download the file + +@file{xemacs-sumo.tar.gz} + +For an XEmacs compiled with Mule you also need + +@file{xemacs-mule-sumo.tar.gz} + +from the @file{packages} directory on your XEmacs mirror archive. +N.B. They are called 'Sumo Tarballs' for good reason. They are +currently about 15MB and 2.3MB (gzipped) respectively. + +Install them by + +@code{cd $prefix/lib/xemacs ; gunzip -c | tar xf -} + +See README.packages for more detailed installation instructions. + +As the Sumo tarballs are not regenerated as often as the individual +packages, it is recommended that you use the automatic package tools +afterwards to pick up any recent updates. + +@node Q2.1.1, Q2.1.2, Q2.0.14, Installation @unnumberedsec 2.1: Trouble Shooting @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.1: Help! XEmacs just crashed on me! @@ -2274,7 +2315,7 @@ and uncomment the line that reads: @end example @end quotation -@node Q2.1.24, , Q2.1.23, Installation +@node Q2.1.24, Q2.1.25, Q2.1.23, Installation @unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.24: XEmacs won't start without network. (NEW) If XEmacs starts when you're on the network, but fails when you're not @@ -2287,6 +2328,18 @@ on the network, you may be missing a "localhost" entry in your Add that line, and XEmacs will be happy. +@node Q2.1.25, , Q2.1.24, Installation +@unnumberedsubsec Q2.1.25:: After upgrading, XEmacs won't do `foo' any more! (NEW) + +You have been used to doing `foo', but now when you invoke it (or click +the toolbar button or select the menu item), nothing (or an error) +happens. The simplest explanation is that you are missing a package +that is essential to you. You can either track it down and install it +(there is a list of packages and brief descriptions of their contents in +@file{etc/PACKAGES}), or install the `Sumo Tarball' (see @pxref{Q2.0.14}). + +@c #### should xref to XEmacs manual here + @node Customization, Subsystems, Installation, Top @unnumbered 3 Customization and Options