> > > On 1/19/06, Robert Abad <Robert_Abad(a)trimble.com&gt; wrote: > > > > I recently installed XEmacs v21.4.18 on Windows XP machine > > > using the > > > > Inno-Setup exe program. I believe there are several issues > > > with this > > > > version and its installation: > > > > > > > > - Whenever I try to use a Tag Table, it always defaults to > > > C:\TAGS (I > > > > have C:\ set as my startup directory). It doesn't > default to the > > > > directory in which I used a shell to create a tags file or the > > > > directory in which I have the currently opened file. This > > > behavior is > > > > very different from v21.4.13 (the previously released windows > > > > version). > > > > > > I wouldn't expect this to be any different between the versions, > > > actually. Where a particular TAGS table is found depends on the > > > setting of the variable tag-table-alist. The info node on > > > 'Selecting a Tags Table' tries to explain this. > > > > Let me elaborate a little more.... > > > > In v21.4.13, I would open a file, say, C:\projects\src\junk.c. I > > would then want to search for a tag (M-x tags-search). > XEmacs would > > then ask me (in the command line): > > > > Build tag completion table for c:\projects\src\TAGS? (y or n) > > > > I would hit 'y' for yes and the search would begin. I > wouldn't have > > to do anything with the variable tag-table-alist (unless it was > > automatically done for me). > > > > v21.4.18 does not do this. I'll open the file just like before. I > > invoke a tags search and the command line says (I don't > remember the > > exact words): > > > > C:\TAGS does not exist > > > > The search is then aborted. It won't let me specify a tags table > > either via the menu Tools->Tags->Select Tags Table File... > (which I > > believe is the same as M-x visit-tag-table). My > expectation was that > > this would've behaved the same way that 21.4.13 behaved. > > > > I don't see the behavior you described. Here's what I did: > > mkdir test > cd test > cp ~/cvsroot/xemacs-21.4/src/win* . > etags *.c *.h > xemacs-21.4 -vanilla > C-x C-f window.c > C-s XSETWINDOW > M-. -> Find tag: (default XSETWINDOW) RET This loads the TAGS > file and jumps to the definition of XSETWINDOW in window.h. > The TAGS file is small enough not to prompt for a completion table. > > This is running the latest windows native XEmacs from the > 21.4.19-pre5 setup kit (available from > ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/windows/testing). > > Do you see the problematic behavior in a xemacs started with > the -vanilla option? What is the -vanilla option??? I will try the 21.4.19 beta version and see what happens. > > If so, please file a bug report with the new XEmacs (the > installation report you filed came from the 21.4.13 version). > > What does your etags file look like? Did you generate a > fresh one using the etags that came with XEmacs? >