Re: install instructions

I have XEmacs installed now. I read the INSTALL file in the top level source directory and what it says makes sense and the text in the file answered some other questions I had wondered about before. I only had 2 minor pauses: The first was looking to see which of the libraries XEmacs can use were already installed. An Ixquick search showed the command was: /sbin/ldconfig -p |grep <full/partial library name, eg. xpm> I would suggest a line showing what command be added at that point in the file. But I understand if someone feels that that is something I should know about my OS and doesn't think it needs to be added. The second, was under trying XEmacs without installing it. The webpage I read previously: http://www.xemacs.org/Install/index.html said: If you're trying XEmacs without installing it (make all), start it with ./src/xemacs from the top-level directory in the XEmacs source tree. I took that to mean that to try it out without installing, you had to: 1. cd to the top level source directory 2. issue the command ./src/xemacs When I read the INSTALL file on that step, it has the statement: "RUNNING MAKE ============ Run `make' in the top directory of the XEmacs distribution to finish building XEmacs in the standard way. The final executable file is named `src/xemacs'. You can execute this file in place without copying it, if you wish; then it automatically uses the sibling directories ../lisp, ../lib-src, ../info." Which was not clear to me that you have to be in the top level source directory before issuing the command: ./src/xemacs True, they told you to run make from that directory, but at least in my mind, I didn't understand that it was *required* that you be in the top level source directory to try out XEmacs without installing it. I suggest that it be changed a little bit to make it clear that you have to be in the top level source directory to try it out. I hope nobody thinks I am out of place sharing what I stumble over or think can be clearer. Other than those 2 small things everything was clear in the INSTALL file and a big thank you for those heroes who wrote it. Sure helped me a lot! You know Stephen, you said you might make the page on the website just point to the INSTALL file, that might be a good idea. I noticed in reading the FAQ (as the INSTALL file says to) that there are places in the FAQ that say: "The file `INSTALL' in the top-level directory says how to bring up XEmacs on Unix..." Which is what you are saying. Thanks again, Steven Mitchell On 11/03/2012 01:02 PM, Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: _______________________________________________ XEmacs-Beta mailing list XEmacs-Beta(a)xemacs.org http://lists.xemacs.org/mailman/listinfo/xemacs-beta