XEmacs 21.2.20 "Yoko".

[chise/xemacs-chise.git.1] / man / xemacs / packages.texi

diff --git a/man/xemacs/packages.texi b/man/xemacs/packages.texi
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--- a/man/xemacs/packages.texi
+++ b/man/xemacs/packages.texi
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 The XEmacs 21 distribution comes only with a very basic set of
 built-in modes and packages.  Most of the packages that were part of
-the distribution of earlier versions of XEmacs are now separately
-available.  The installer as well as the user can choose which
+the distribution of earlier versions of XEmacs are now available
+separately.  The installer as well as the user can choose which
 packages to install; the actual installation process is easy.
 This gives an installer the ability to tailor an XEmacs installation for
 local needs with safe removal of unnecessary code.
@@ -116,6 +116,17 @@ Hint to system administrators of multi-user systems: it might be a good
 idea to install all packages and not interfere with the wishes of your
 users.
 
+If you can't find which package provides the feature you require, try
+using the @code{package-get-package-provider} function. Eg., if you know 
+that you need @code{thingatpt}, type:
+
+@example
+M-x package-get-package-provider RET thingatpt
+@end example
+
+which will return something like (fsf-compat "1.06"). You can the use
+one of the methods above for installing the package you want.
+
 @subsection XEmacs and Installing Packages
 
 Normally, packages are installed over the network, using EFS
@@ -283,7 +294,8 @@ To install binary packages manually:
 Download the package(s) that you want to install.  Each binary package
 will typically be a gzip'd tarball.
 
-@item Decide where to install the packages: in the system package
+@item
+Decide where to install the packages: in the system package
 directory, or in @file{~/.xemacs/mule-packages} or
 @file{~/.xemacs/xemacs-packages}, respectively.  If you want to install
 the packages in the system package directory, make sure you can write