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@setfilename ../info/xemacs-faq.info
@settitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs
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@titlepage
@title XEmacs FAQ
-@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/01/27 17:11:28 $
+@subtitle Frequently asked questions about XEmacs @* Last Modified: $Date: 2000/03/07 09:19:02 $
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@author Tony Rossini <rossini@@biostat.washington.edu>
@author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org>
* Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
* Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
+Troubleshooting:
+* Q6.4.1:: XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
+
Current Events:
* Q7.0.1:: What is new in 20.2?
@c @uref{ftp://ftp.cs.cornell.edu/pub/parmet/, Emacs 18.59}.
Yes, there is a port of XEmacs 19.14, tested on MacOS 7.6.1 and MacOS
-8.5.1 by @uref{pjarvis@@ispchannel.com,Pitts Jarvis}. It's available
-at @uref{http://my.ispchannel.com/~pjarvis/xemacs.html,
-http://my.ispchannel.com/~pjarvis/xemacs.html}.
+8.5.1 by @email{pjarvis@@ispchannel.com, Pitts Jarvis}. It's available
+at @uref{http://my.ispchannel.com/~pjarvis/xemacs.html}.
@node Q1.0.12, Q1.0.13, Q1.0.11, Introduction
@unnumberedsubsec Q1.0.12: Is there a port of XEmacs to NextStep?
@end quotation
-@unnumberedsec 3.3: The Modeline
@node Q3.3.1, Q3.3.2, Q3.2.6, Customization
+@unnumberedsec 3.3: The Modeline
@unnumberedsubsec Q3.3.1: How can I make the modeline go away?
@lisp
* Q6.3.2:: What are the differences between the various MS Windows emacsen?
* Q6.3.3:: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
+Troubleshooting:
+* Q6.4.1:: XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
+
@end menu
@node Q6.0.1, Q6.0.2, MS Windows, MS Windows
@end itemize
-@node Q6.3.3, , Q6.3.2, MS Windows
+@node Q6.3.3, Q6.4.1, Q6.3.2, MS Windows
@unnumberedsubsec Q6.3.3: What is the porting team doing at the moment?
The porting team is continuing work on the MS Windows-specific code.
+@node Q6.4.1, ,Q6.3.3, MS Windows
+@unnumberedsec 6.3: Troubleshooting
+@unnumberedsubsec Q6.4.1 XEmacs won't start on Windows. (NEW)
+
+XEmacs relies on a process called "dumping" to generate a working
+executable. Under MS-Windows this process effectively fixes the memory
+addresses of information in the executable. When XEmacs starts up it tries
+to reserve these memory addresses so that the dumping process can be
+reversed - putting the information back at the correct addresses.
+Unfortunately some .dlls (For instance the soundblaster driver) occupy
+memory addresses that can conflict with those needed by the dumped XEmacs
+executable. In this instance XEmacs will fail to start without any
+explanation. Note that this is extremely machine specific.
+
+Work is being done on fixes for 21.1.* that will make more intelligent
+guesses about which memory addresses will be free and so this should
+cure the problem for most people.
+
+21.2 implements "portable dumping" which will eliminate the problem
+altogether.
@node Current Events, , MS Windows, Top
@unnumbered 7 What the Future Holds