From 93e2d9969e55bc852730930421ad1e2ba85ca7a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Glenn Morris Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:47:25 +0000 Subject: (Viewing Info files outside of Emacs): Xinfo is no more. (Help installing Emacs): Remove reference to deleted X11 node. (Associating modes with files): Interpreter-mode-alist is no longer subservient to auto-mode-alist. (Installing Emacs): Change future Emacs version. (Linking with -lX11 fails): Remove old section. (Packages that do not come with Emacs): Update ELL location. Emacs Lisp archive is dead. (Emacs for Windows): Remove reference to old CE port. (Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for the Amiga ): Remove old ports. (Emacs for GNUstep): Rename from "Emacs for NeXTSTEP" and update. (Removing flashing messages): Remove section about non-existent Gnus option. --- doc/misc/ChangeLog | 17 ++++++ doc/misc/faq.texi | 160 +++++++---------------------------------------------- 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 141 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/misc/ChangeLog b/doc/misc/ChangeLog index af573100145..ac586c38266 100644 --- a/doc/misc/ChangeLog +++ b/doc/misc/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,20 @@ +2009-06-12 Glenn Morris + + * faq.texi (Viewing Info files outside of Emacs): Xinfo is no more. + (Help installing Emacs): Remove reference to deleted X11 node. + (Associating modes with files): Interpreter-mode-alist is no longer + subservient to auto-mode-alist. + (Installing Emacs): Change future Emacs version. + (Linking with -lX11 fails): Remove old section. + (Packages that do not come with Emacs): Update ELL location. + Emacs Lisp archive is dead. + (Emacs for Windows): Remove reference to old CE port. + (Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for the Amiga ): + Remove old ports. + (Emacs for GNUstep): Rename from "Emacs for NeXTSTEP" and update. + (Removing flashing messages): Remove section about non-existent Gnus + option. + 2009-06-11 Glenn Morris * faq.texi (Common acronyms): Remove no-longer-existing OSF. diff --git a/doc/misc/faq.texi b/doc/misc/faq.texi index 4fa1c769935..751cbacfe35 100644 --- a/doc/misc/faq.texi +++ b/doc/misc/faq.texi @@ -855,13 +855,6 @@ Yes. Here are some alternative programs: the Texinfo package. @xref{Installing Texinfo documentation}, for details. -@item -Xinfo, a stand-alone version of the Info program that runs under X -Window system. You can get it at -@uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/xinfo/xinfo-1.01.01.tar.gz} and all -mirrors of @samp{ftp.gnu.org} (see @ref{Current GNU distributions}, for a -list of mirrors). - @item Tkinfo, an Info viewer that runs under X Window system and uses Tcl/Tk. You can get Tkinfo at @@ -936,8 +929,7 @@ Bulletin}, are at @cindex Help installing Emacs @xref{Installing Emacs}, for some basic installation hints, and see -@ref{Problems building Emacs}, or @ref{Linking with -lX11 fails}, if you -have problems with the installation. +@ref{Problems building Emacs}, if you have problems with the installation. The web-page @uref{http://www.fsf.org/resources/service/} lists companies and individuals willing to sell you help in installing or @@ -1430,9 +1422,8 @@ with @samp{#!}): Beginning with Emacs 19, the variable @code{interpreter-mode-alist} specifies which mode to use when loading a shell script. (Emacs determines which interpreter you're using by examining the first line of -the script.) This feature only applies when the file name doesn't -indicate which mode to use. Use @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x -describe-variable}) on @code{interpreter-mode-alist} to learn more. +the script.) Use @kbd{C-h v} (or @kbd{M-x describe-variable}) +on @code{interpreter-mode-alist} to learn more. @node Highlighting a region, Replacing highlighted text, Associating modes with files, Common requests @section How can I highlight a region of text in Emacs? @@ -3223,7 +3214,6 @@ dired, @code{directory-listing-before-filename-regexp}. * Installing Emacs:: * Updating Emacs:: * Problems building Emacs:: -* Linking with -lX11 fails:: @end menu @node Installing Emacs, Updating Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs @@ -3254,10 +3244,10 @@ distribution site, sources are available as @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-@value{VER}.tar.gz} The above will obviously change as new versions of Emacs come out. For -instance, when Emacs 22.42 is released, it will most probably be +instance, when Emacs 24.3 is released, it will most probably be available as -@uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-22.42.tar.gz} +@uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/emacs/emacs-24.3.tar.gz} Again, you should use one of the GNU mirror sites (see @ref{Current GNU distributions}, and adjust the URL accordingly) so as to reduce load on @@ -3366,7 +3356,7 @@ Upgrading should overwrite only, @file{/usr/local/bin/emacs} (the Emacs binary) and documentation in @file{/usr/local/info}. Back up these files before you upgrade, and you shouldn't have too much trouble. -@node Problems building Emacs, Linking with -lX11 fails, Updating Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs +@node Problems building Emacs, , Updating Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs @section What should I do if I have trouble building Emacs? @cindex Problems building Emacs @cindex Errors when building Emacs @@ -3386,39 +3376,6 @@ Please don't post it to @uref{news:gnu.emacs.help} or send e-mail to @email{help-gnu-emacs@@gnu.org}. For further guidelines, see @ref{Guidelines for newsgroup postings} and @ref{Reporting bugs}. -@node Linking with -lX11 fails, , Problems building Emacs, Compiling and installing Emacs -@section Why does linking Emacs with -lX11 fail? -@cindex Linking with -lX11 fails -@cindex lX11, linking fails with - -Emacs needs to be linked with the static version of the X11 library, -@file{libX11.a}. This may be missing. - -On OpenWindows, you may need to use @code{add_services} to add the -``OpenWindows Programmers'' optional software category from the CD-ROM. - -On HP-UX 8.0, you may need to run @code{update} again to load the -X11-PRG ``fileset.'' This may be missing even if you specified ``all -filesets'' the first time. If @file{libcurses.a} is missing, you may -need to load the ``Berkeley Development Option.'' - -@email{zoo@@armadillo.com, David Zuhn} says that MIT X builds shared -libraries by default, and only shared libraries, on those platforms that -support them. These shared libraries can't be used when undumping -@code{temacs} (the last stage of the Emacs build process). To get -regular libraries in addition to shared libraries, add this to -@file{site.cf}: - -@example -#define ForceNormalLib YES -@end example - -Other systems may have similar problems. You can always define -@code{CANNOT_DUMP} and link with the shared libraries instead. - -@cindex X Menus don't work -To get the Xmenu stuff to work, you need to find a copy of MIT's -@file{liboldX.a}. @c ------------------------------------------------------------ @node Finding Emacs and related packages, Major packages and programs, Compiling and installing Emacs, Top @@ -3434,12 +3391,8 @@ To get the Xmenu stuff to work, you need to find a copy of MIT's * Emacs for minimalists:: * Emacs for MS-DOS:: * Emacs for Windows:: -* Emacs for OS/2:: -* Emacs for Atari ST:: -* Emacs for the Amiga :: -* Emacs for NeXTSTEP:: +* Emacs for GNUstep:: * Emacs for Apple computers:: -* Emacs for VMS and DECwindows:: * Modes for various languages:: @end menu @@ -3493,11 +3446,11 @@ see @ref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}. @cindex Emacs Lisp List @cindex Emacs Lisp Archive -@uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp -List (ELL)}, maintained by @email{stephen@@anc.ed.ac.uk, Stephen Eglen}, +@uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.html, The Emacs Lisp +List (ELL)}, maintained by @email{S.J.Eglen@@damtp.cam.ac.uk, Stephen Eglen}, aims to provide one compact list with links to all of the current Emacs Lisp files on the Internet. The ELL can be browsed over the web, or -from Emacs with @uref{http://www.anc.ed.ac.uk/~stephen/emacs/ell.el, +from Emacs with @uref{http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.el, the @file{ell} package}. Many authors post their packages to the @uref{news:gnu.emacs.sources, @@ -3508,12 +3461,6 @@ or @uref{http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.sources, Gmane}, for example. Several packages are stored in @uref{http://emacswiki.org/elisp/, the Lisp area of the Emacs Wiki}. -For a long time, the Emacs Lisp Archive provided a central repository -for Emacs packages. Sadly, it has not been active for some time, -although you can still access the old files at - -@uref{http://www.club.cc.cmu.edu/pub/gnu/elisp-archive/} - Read the file @file{etc/MORE.STUFF} for more information about external packages. @@ -3666,7 +3613,7 @@ available at Note that while many of these programs look similar to Emacs, they often lack certain features, such as the Emacs Lisp extension language. -@node Emacs for Windows, Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for MS-DOS, Finding Emacs and related packages +@node Emacs for Windows, Emacs for GNUstep, Emacs for MS-DOS, Finding Emacs and related packages @section Where can I get Emacs for Microsoft Windows? @cindex FAQ for NT Emacs @cindex Emacs for MS-Windows @@ -3681,80 +3628,21 @@ by @email{ramprasad@@gnu.org, Ramprasad B}, available at @xref{Emacs for MS-DOS}, for Windows 3.1. -A port of Emacs 20.7 for Windows CE, based on NTEmacs, is available at - -@uref{http://www.rainer-keuchel.de/software.html} - -@noindent -This port was done by @email{coyxc@@rainer-keuchel.de, Rainer Keuchel}, -and supports all Emacs features except async subprocesses and menus. -You will need MSVC 6.0 and a Windows CE SDK to build this port. - -@node Emacs for OS/2, Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for Windows, Finding Emacs and related packages -@section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2? -@cindex OS/2, Emacs for - -Emacs 20.6 is ported for emx on OS/2 2.0 or 2.1, and is available at -@uref{ftp://hobbes.nmsu.edu/pub/os2/apps/editors/emacs/} +@node Emacs for GNUstep, Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for Windows, Finding Emacs and related packages +@section Where can I get Emacs for GNUstep? +@cindex GNUSTEP, Emacs for -@noindent -and also at - -@uref{http://www.dotemacs.de/os2/emacs.html} - -Instructions for installation, basic setup, and other useful information -for OS/2 users of Emacs can be found at - -@uref{http://home.snafu.de/ohei/emacs/emacs206-os2.html} - -@node Emacs for Atari ST, Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for OS/2, Finding Emacs and related packages -@section Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST? -@cindex Atari ST, Emacs for -@cindex TOS, Emacs for - -Roland Sch@"auble reports that Emacs 18.58 running on plain TOS and MiNT -is available at -@uref{ftp://atari.archive.umich.edu/Editors/Emacs-18-58/1858b-d3.zoo}. - -@node Emacs for the Amiga , Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Emacs for Atari ST, Finding Emacs and related packages -@section Where can I get Emacs for my Amiga? -@cindex Amiga, Emacs for - -The files you need are available at - -@uref{ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/aminet/util/gnu/} +Beginning with version 23.1, Emacs supports GNUstep natively. -@email{dgilbert@@gamiga.guelphnet.dweomer.org, David Gilbert} has released a -beta version of Emacs 19.25 for the Amiga. You can get the binary at - -@uref{ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/aminet/util/gnu/a2.0bEmacs-bin.lha} - -@node Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for the Amiga , Finding Emacs and related packages -@section Where can I get Emacs for NeXTSTEP? -@cindex NeXTSTEP, Emacs for - -Emacs.app is a NeXTSTEP version of Emacs 19.34 which supports colors, -menus, and multiple frames. You can get it from - -@uref{ftp://next-ftp.peak.org/pub/next-ftp/next/apps/emacs/Emacs_for_NeXTstep.4.20a1.NIHS.b.tar.gz} - -@node Emacs for Apple computers, Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Emacs for NeXTSTEP, Finding Emacs and related packages +@node Emacs for Apple computers, Modes for various languages, Emacs for GNUstep, Finding Emacs and related packages @section Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer? @cindex Apple computers, Emacs for @cindex Macintosh, Emacs for Beginning with version 22.1, Emacs supports Mac OS X natively. -@node Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Modes for various languages, Emacs for Apple computers, Finding Emacs and related packages -@section Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows? -@cindex DECwindows, Emacs for -@cindex VMS, Emacs for - -Up-to-date information about GNU software (including Emacs) for VMS is -available at @uref{http://www.lp.se/gnu-vms/}. - -@node Modes for various languages, , Emacs for VMS and DECwindows, Finding Emacs and related packages +@node Modes for various languages, , Emacs for Apple computers, Finding Emacs and related packages @section Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne shell, csh, C@t{++}, Objective-C, Pascal, Java, and Awk? @cindex Awk, mode for @cindex @code{awk-mode} @@ -4969,7 +4857,6 @@ fontset, or you can select it by setting the default font in your * Starting Gnus faster:: * Catching up in all newsgroups:: * Killing based on nonstandard headers:: -* Removing flashing messages:: * Catch-up is slow in Gnus:: * Gnus hangs for a long time:: * Learning more about Gnus:: @@ -5293,7 +5180,7 @@ In the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer, type @kbd{M-< C-x ( c y C-x ) M-0 C-x e} Leave off the initial @kbd{M-<} if you only want to catch up from point to the end of the @file{*Newsgroup*} buffer. -@node Killing based on nonstandard headers, Removing flashing messages, Catching up in all newsgroups, Mail and news +@node Killing based on nonstandard headers, Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Catching up in all newsgroups, Mail and news @section Why can't I kill in Gnus based on the Newsgroups/Keywords/Control headers? @cindex Killing articles based on nonstandard headers @cindex Newsgroups header, killing articles based on @@ -5314,16 +5201,7 @@ this: (gnus-kill nil "^Newsgroups: .*\\(bad\\.group\\|worse\\.group\\)") @end lisp -@node Removing flashing messages, Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Killing based on nonstandard headers, Mail and news -@section How do I get rid of flashing messages in Gnus for slow connections? -@cindex Flashing Gnus messages, removing -@cindex Removing flashing Gnus messages -@cindex Slow connections causing flashing messages in Gnus -@cindex Gnus, flashing messages in - -Set @code{nntp-debug-read} to @code{nil}. - -@node Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Gnus hangs for a long time, Removing flashing messages, Mail and news +@node Catch-up is slow in Gnus, Gnus hangs for a long time, Killing based on nonstandard headers, Mail and news @section Why is catch up slow in Gnus? @cindex Slow catch up in Gnus @cindex Gnus is slow when catching up -- cgit v1.2.3