README.en (Version specific information): New section.

(Bug reports): Updated description of APEL mailing-lists.

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7e64086..01103ba 100644 (file)
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
        * poe-18.el (current-time-string, current-time): New functions.
 
+1999-11-12  Shuhei KOBAYASHI  <shuhei@aqua.ocn.ne.jp>
+
+       * README.en (Version specific information): New section.
+       (Bug reports): Updated description of APEL mailing-lists.
+
 1999-11-11  Shuhei KOBAYASHI  <shuhei@aqua.ocn.ne.jp>
 
        * localhook.el, pcustom.el: checkdoc.

diff --git a/README.en b/README.en
index 873a048..98d5e51 100644 (file)
--- a/README.en
+++ b/README.en
@@ -166,17 +166,84 @@ load-path (for Emacs or MULE)
   (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '("apel"))
   --------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-  If you have installed the new CUSTOM library, e.g. custom-1.9962, to
-  specify the path as below before building this package is advised.
-
-  --------------------------------------------------------------------
-  (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '("custom" "apel"))
-  --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
   If you are using Emacs 20.3 or later or XEmacs, there are no need to
   set up load-path with normal installation.
 
 
+Version specific information
+============================
+
+For Emacs 18 users: "old byte-compiler" vs "new byte-compiler"
+
+  In this package, we use compile-time evaluation heavily.
+  Unfortunately, the byte-compiler bundled with Emacs 18 (the "old
+  byte-compiler") does not have features such as `eval-when-compile'
+  and `eval-and-compile', and our emulation version of these macros
+  evaluate "compile-time evaluation" at load-time or at run-time!
+  In addition, the "old byte-compiler" cannot compile top-level use of
+  macros and leaves most of our code uncompiled.
+
+  Therefore, we recommend you to use the "new" optimizing byte-compiler.
+  It is the origin of byte-compiler bundled with Emacs 19 and later.
+
+  Optimizing byte-compiler for Emacs 18 is available from the Emacs
+  Lisp Archive and its mirrors.
+
+  In Mule 1.* days, "contrib" package for Mule 1.* was distributed and
+  it contained the "new byte-compiler" for Mule.  But, I think it is
+  difficult to obtain this package now.
+
+  AFAIK, the "new byte-compiler" for Emacs 18 is also bundled with SKK
+  9.6.  It includes patch for Mule 1.*.
+
+
+For Emacs 19.34 and XEmacs 19.14 users: "old custom" vs "new custom"
+
+  "custom" library bundled with Emacs 19.32 - 19.34, XEmacs 19.14, and
+  Gnus 5.2/5.3 is "old", its API is incompatible with "new custom"
+  bundled with Emacs 20.1, XEmacs 19.15, or newer, and Gnus 5.4/5.5.
+
+  "new custom" for Emacs 19.34 and XEmacs 19.15 - 20.2 is available
+  from the following URL.
+
+  ftp://ftp.dina.kvl.dk/pub/Staff/Per.Abrahamsen/custom/custom-1.9962.tar.gz
+
+  (Note that "new custom" bundled with XEmacs 19.15 - 20.2, and Gnus
+  5.4/5.5 is older than this version.)
+
+  Before installing "new custom", you should check the following points.
+
+    1) If you stick to Gnus 5.2/5.3 (or any other applications which
+       use "old custom"), you should not install "new custom".
+
+    2) If you use Mule (based on Emacs 19), you must apply this patch
+       to "new custom".
+
+----8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<----
+--- 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))
+----8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<------8<----
+
+    3) Applications compiled with "custom" require the same version of
+       "custom" at load-time (and run-time).  Therefore, if you use
+       "new custom", you must always include "new custom" in your
+       load-path.  The easiest way to achieve this is "subdirs.el";
+       if you installed "new custom" in "/usr/local/share/emacs/19.34/
+       site-lisp/custom/", put the following line to "/usr/local/share/
+       emacs/19.34/site-lisp/subdirs.el".
+
+       (normal-top-level-add-to-load-path '("custom"))
+
+
 How to use
 ==========
 
@@ -303,17 +370,17 @@ Bug reports
 ===========
 
   If you write bug-reports and/or suggestions for improvement, please
-  send them to the tm Mailing List:
+  send them to the APEL Mailing List:
 
-       bug-tm-en@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp  (English)
-       bug-tm-ja@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp  (Japanese)
+       apel-en@m17n.org        (English)
+       apel-ja@m17n.org        (Japanese)
 
-  Via the tm ML, you can report APEL bugs, obtain the latest release
-  of APEL, and discuss future enhancements to APEL.  To join the tm
+  Via the APEL ML, you can report APEL bugs, obtain the latest release
+  of APEL, and discuss future enhancements to APEL.  To join the APEL
   ML, send an empty e-mail to
 
-       tm-en-help@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (English)
-       tm-ja-help@chamonix.jaist.ac.jp (Japanese)
+       apel-en-ctl@m17n.org    (English)
+       apel-ja-ctl@m17n.org    (Japanese)
 
 
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