[ANNOUNCE] Updated Packages available - July 28 - XEmacs-Beta

Saturday, 28 July 2001

        Hello.

The following XEmacs packages have just been released.

Updated or New Packages:
=======================
edebug-1.14-pkg.tar.gz
ediff-1.31-pkg.tar.gz
edit-utils-1.64-pkg.tar.gz
text-modes-1.32-pkg.tar.gz
viper-1.26-pkg.tar.gz
vm-6.94-pkg.tar.gz

Detailed Changes:
================
edebug-1.14-pkg.tar.gz
----------------------
2001-07-16  Charles G Waldman	<cgw(a)xemacs.org&gt;

        * edebug.el (edebug-form-data):  Correct initialization order.
	Define variable before making it buffer-local.

ediff-1.31-pkg.tar.gz
---------------------
2001-07-21  Michael Kifer  <kifer(a)cs.sunysb.edu&gt;

	* ediff-util.el
	(ediff-file-checked-out-p,ediff-file-checked-in-p): check if 
	vc-state is available.
	(ediff-make-temp-file): use ediff-coding-system-for-write.

	* ediff-init.el (ediff-coding-system-for-read): from ediff-diff.el
	(ediff-coding-system-for-write): new variable.
	(ediff-highest-priority): fixed the bug having to do with disappearing
	overlays.
	(ediff-file-remote-p): use file-remote-p, if available.
	(ediff-listable-file): new function.
	(ediff-file-attributes): use ediff-listable-file.

	* ediff-mult.el (ediff-meta-insert-file-info1): use
	ediff-listable-file.

	* ediff-ptch.el (ediff-prompt-for-patch-file): use
	ediff-coding-system-for-read.
	(ediff-patch-file-internal): use ediff-coding-system-for-write.

	* ediff-diff.el (ediff-coding-system-for-read): moved to ediff-init.el.
	(ediff-match-diff3-line,ediff-get-diff3-group): improved pattern.

	* ediff.texi: added clarifications, acknowledgements.

edit-utils-1.64-pkg.tar.gz
--------------------------
2001-07-19   Daiki Ueno  <ueno(a)unixuser.org&gt;

	* iswitchb.el (iswitchb-complete): Set this-command to
	'iswitchb-completion-help when putting the following excusion into
	iswitchb-completion-help.

text-modes-1.32-pkg.tar.gz
--------------------------
2001-07-18  Charles G Waldman  <cgw(a)xemacs.org&gt;
        * hexl.el (hexlify-buffer):
        * hexl.el (dehexlify-buffer): Check whether buffer-file-system
        is bound.

viper-1.26-pkg.tar.gz
---------------------
2001-07-21  Michael Kifer  <kifer(a)cs.sunysb.edu&gt;

	* viper-ex.el (ex-token-list,ex-cmd-execute): Revamped, courtesy
	of Scott Bronson.
	(ex-cmd-assoc,ex-compile,ex-cmd-one-letr): New functions.
	(viper-check-sub,viper-get-ex-command,viper-execute-ex-command):
	Deleted functions.
	(viper-get-ex-com-subr,viper-ex,ex-mark): Changed to use the new
	ex-token-list.
	(viper-get-ex-address-subr): convert registers to char data type.

	* viper-util.el (viper-int-to-char,viper-char-equal): new
	functions.
	(viper-memq-char): use viper-int-to-char.
	(viper-file-checked-in-p): use vc-locking-user, if vc doesn't have
	vc-locking-state.
	(viper-read-key): use viper-read-key-sequence.

	* viper.el (viper-major-mode-modifier-list): added
	inferior-emacs-lisp-mode.
	(this-major-mode-requires-vi-state): new function that uses simple
	heuristics to decide if vi state is appropriate.
	(set-viper-state-in-major-mode): use this-major-mode-requires-vi-state.
	(viper-non-hook-settings): don't advise read-key-sequence.
	(viper-read-key-sequence): new function that replaces the
	previously used advice to read-key-sequence.

	* viper-cmd.el (viper-test-com-defun,viper-exec-change,
	viper-exec-Change,viper-execute-com,viper-insert,viper-append,
	viper-Append,viper-Insert,viper-open-line,viper-Open-line,
	viper-open-line-at-point,viper-substitute,viper-overwrite,
	viper-replace-char-subr,viper-forward-word,viper-forward-Word):
	got rid of the negative character hack.
	(viper-escape-to-state,viper-replace-state-exit-cmd):
	use viper-read-key-sequence.
	(viper-envelop-ESC-key): no need for ad-get-orig-definition.
	(viper-minibuffer-standard-hook,viper-read-string-with-history):
	don't override existing minibuffer-setup-hook.
	(viper-mark-point,viper-goto-mark-subr,viper-brac-function):
	convert registers to char data type. 
	(viper-autoindent): use viper-indent-line.

	* viper-keym.el: use viper-exec-key-in-emacs. 

	* viper.texi: Added credits, new commands, like :make.

vm-6.94-pkg.tar.gz
------------------
2001-07-21  Steve Youngs  <youngs(a)xemacs.org&gt;

	* Sync with VM-6.94.

Installing These:
================

Manually:
--------
  1) Download the packages that you want to install from: [1]
        /ftp.xemacs.org:/pub/xemacs/packages/
  2) Unpack them to: [2]
        /usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/
  3) Re-start XEmacs.

Using XEmacs Package Tools (XEmacs 21.[245].x):
----------------------------------------------
  1) Tools -> Packages -> Add Download Site -> choose site
  2) Tools -> Packages -> List and Install
  3) Select the packages you wish to install (there are brief
     instructions at the bottom of the packages buffer).
  4) Packages -> Install/Remove Selected
  5) Re-start XEmacs.

Using XEmacs Package Tools (XEmacs 21.1.14):
-------------------------------------------
  1) Options -> Manage Packages -> Add Download Site -> choose site
  2) Options -> Manage Packages -> List and Install
  3 - 5) As per XEmacs 21.[245].x.

Footnotes: 
[1]  Or from a mirror near you.

[2]  Note:  Mule packages should be installed into:
        /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/

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