Re: xemacs on X on MacOSX: [lisp/finder-inf.el] Illegal instruction
>>>> "Richard" == Richard K Belew
<rik(a)cs.ucsd.edu> writes:
Richard> hi charles,
Richard> thanks for your quick reply.
Richard> Charles G Waldman wrote:
>
> Richard K. Belew writes:
> > i've been using fink to install various packages onto my
> > new X on MacOS X platform, and had some successes.
>
> Why are you iusing version 21.1.12? How did you run configure?
>
> I would be amazed to seee the dumper (possibly the most
> architecture-sensitive parts of XEmacs) just work "out-of-the-box" on
> an exotic platform. I suggest that you try xemacs 21.4 or xemacs.21.5
> with the new portable dumper (./configure --pdump)
Richard> are you aware of fink, a dpkg-derived package mgmt system
Richard> for those of us using darwin (MacOSX)? the reason i'm
Richard> installing 21.1.12.3 is because that's the version
Richard> in their database:
Richard> http://fink.sourceforge.net/pdb/package.php/xemacs
Richard> if either the fink fellows, or you, might have ideas
Richard> about how to inject these newer versions, esp. the portable
Richard> dumper you mention, i'd be happy to try this.
Hi Richard,
the XEmacs Mailing Lists
http://www.us.xemacs.org/Lists/index.html
are your friends.
Searchable archives are available for each.
Here's a few interesting articles:
http://list-archive.xemacs.org/cgi-bin/wilma_hiliter/xemacs-build-reports...
http://list-archive.xemacs.org/xemacs-beta/200107/msg00429.html
Good Luck,
Adrian
Richard> rik
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