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@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: 2000/11/02 21:51:16 $
@sp 1
@author Tony Rossini <rossini@@biostat.washington.edu>
@author Ben Wing <ben@@xemacs.org>
* 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!
* 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
@itemize @bullet
@item @email{martin@@xemacs.org, Martin Buchholz}
-@ifhtml
+@html
<br><img src="mrb.jpeg" alt="Portrait of Martin Buchholz"><br>
-@end ifhtml
+@end html
@item @email{steve@@xemacs.org, Steve Baur}
-@ifhtml
+@html
<br><img src="steve.gif" alt="Portrait of Steve Baur"><br>
-@end ifhtml
+@end html
@item @email{hniksic@@xemacs.org, Hrvoje Niksic}
-@ifhtml
+@html
<br><img src="hniksic.jpeg" alt="Portrait of Hrvoje Niksic"><br>
-@end ifhtml
+@end html
@end itemize
@itemize @bullet
@item @email{cthomp@@xemacs.org, Chuck Thompson}
-@ifhtml
+@html
<br><img src="cthomp.jpeg" alt="Portrait of Chuck Thompson"><br>
-@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
<br><img src="wing.gif" alt="Portrait of Ben Wing"><br>
-@end ifhtml
+@end html
@end itemize
@itemize @bullet
@item @email{jwz@@jwz.org, Jamie Zawinski}
-@ifhtml
+@html
<br><img src="jwz.gif" alt="Portrait of Jamie Zawinski"><br>
-@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
* 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!
* 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
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:
@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 <tarballname> | 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!
@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
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
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