GNU emacs Release Notes

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What is fw_GNUemacs?

fw_GNUemacs is GNU Emacs 19.30 from the Free Software Foundation. GNU Emacs is the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor. When run as an X client, Emacs can create multiple windows (frames to emacs) on your desktop, and this version can open frames on multiple DISPLAYs. Emacs is powerful enough to program applications in, and many applications come as part of the standard support library, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Context-sensitive editing modes for many languages.
• Common Lisp and Scheme in addition to the native Elisp.
• The Gnus netnews reader (v5.1). This is in a separate subsystem so that you can save space if you don't want to install it.
• Emulators for other editor interfaces (VI, EDT, TPU, etc).
• Rmail, an email handling system.
• Mh-e, and interface to the rand MH mail system (not included, but also part of the Freeware CD).
• several games...

In addition to the standard GNU Emacs distribution, the following additional pieces are included in this inst distribution:

• The Elisp programmer's manual, v19-2.4
• the VM email package, v5.95

GNU is an acronym for Gnu's Not Unix.

What's the difference between emacs and xemacs?

A tiny bit of history, probably somewhat garbled:

emacs is FSF's GNU emacs 19.30. xemacs is what used to be called lemacs, or Lucid emacs. It got developed from epoch, which was GNU emacs v18 with enhanced X interface capabilities. lemacs was developed because GNU was really behind in the development of emacs-19, and it ended up being sort of a test-bed for many features. For various reasons, it stuck around and continued to evolve. I'm far more familiar with FSF's emacs.

fw_GNUemacs Subsystems

fw_GNUemacs.man.fsfdocs

FSF information and miscellaneous documentation

fw_GNUemacs.man.man

Man Pages

fw_GNUemacs.man.relnotes

Release Notes (this document)

fw_GNUemacs.src.emacs

full source in accordance with the GPL

fw_GNUemacs.src.progman

Elisp Programmer's Manual source

fw_GNUemacs.src.vm

VM v5.95 email reader source

fw_GNUemacs.sw.base

Emacs v19.30 Base Software -- binaries and standard .elc files

fw_GNUemacs.sw.lisp_el

Lisp packages .el files -- elisp source for Base software

fw_GNUemacs.sw.gnus

Gnus v5.1 netnews reader

fw_GNUemacs.sw.gnus_el

Gnus v5.1 netnews reader .el source

fw_GNUemacs.sw.lisp_el

Lisp packages .el files

fw_GNUemacs.sw.progman

Emacs Lisp Programmer's Manual

fw_GNUemacs.sw.vm

VM v5.95 email reader

fw_GNUemacs.sw.vm_el

VM v5.95 email reader .el source

Installation Method

All of the subsystems for this product can be installed using IRIX. You do not need to use the miniroot. Refer to the Software Installation Administrator's Guide for complete installation instructions.

Prerequisites

None

Compatibility

This software is compatible with IRIX 6.2.

Author's Notice(s)

This software can be rebuilt using the supplied source using the following options to Configure in the source directory /usr/freeware/src/emacs-19.30:

./Configure --prefix=/usr/freeware --with-x --with-x-toolkit=yes --with-pop --without-gcc

Author's Address

To communicate with the authors of GNU Emacs, to submit bugs or ask for help, please refer to the GNU Emacs FAQ (installed with the base software).