-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hey there everyone. I added the following packages to the 'Pre-Releases' directory some days ago: New Packages in Pre-Release: =========================== general-docs-1.02-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none There's a problem with recent packages, they don't show up as installed after the installation. Steve Young's analysis: ,---- | That package's auto-autoloads.el is empty. That should never happen | because _every_ package has at least one autoload... the form in | _pkg.el has an autoload cookie. If you manually `load-file' that | package's `_pkg.el' it should show up as installed. `---- Ben, is it possible, your recent changes to XEmacs.rules broke something in this area? Previously Announced Packages Still in Pre-Release: ================================================== Sun-1.16-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none auctex-1.42-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 11.53 bbdb-1.25-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 2.34 calc-1.26-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 2.02fX3 clearcase-1.09-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: /main/laptop/156 dictionary-1.15-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 1.8 dired-1.16-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 7.12 ecb-1.21-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 2.31 ecrypto-0.19-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 2.0 edit-utils-2.18-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none efs-1.33-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 1.23 ess-1.12-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 5.2.3 fsf-compat-1.15-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none gnus-1.82-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 5.10.6 locale-1.22-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none mail-lib-1.70-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none pgg-1.05-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 0.1 ps-print-1.11-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 6.5.6 riece-1.17-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 1.0.6 sasl-1.15-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 1.14.4 semantic-1.19-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 1.4.2 sieve-1.17-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none texinfo-1.27-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none tramp-1.20-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 2.0.45 vc-1.39-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none xemacs-base-1.93-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none xemacs-devel-1.70-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: none xwem-1.18-pkg.tar.gz upstream version: 0.2 Detailed Changes: ================ - ------- ChangeLog Entries from xemacs-packages/general-docs/ChangeLog ------- 2004-12-14 Norbert Koch <viteno(a)xemacs.org&gt; * Makefile (VERSION): XEmacs package 1.02 released. 2004-12-14 Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen(a)xemacs.org&gt; * texi/xemacs/fontconfig.texi: Save buffer before committing, dummy. 2004-11-27 Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen(a)xemacs.org&gt; * texi/xemacs/fontconfig.texi (Constants): New node. (The fontconfig API): (Data Types): Adjust node pointers for new node Constants. (Font Properties): Move table to Constants. (FcLangSet): New node. (Functions): (FcObjectType): (Querying Fonts and Their Properties): Update node pointers for new node FcLangSet. (Querying Fonts and Their Properties): Clarify description of FcFontList. (FcPattern): Use mnemonic id instead of n in prototypes of FcPatternGetTYPE functions. (Overview): Specify the version of fontconfig described. (FcFontSet): (FcValue): Add entries for debug print functions. (Data Types): Document FcMatchKind, FcLangResult, FcSetName, FcEndian. (FcObjectType): Get rid of extraneous semicolon. 2004-11-22 Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen(a)xemacs.org&gt; * texi/xemacs/fontconfig.texi (FcObjectType): (Querying Fonts and Their Properties): (Initialization): Split FcObjectType into FcObjectType and Querying Fonts and Their Properties. Reorganize functions in Querying. Move descriptions of FcConfigFilename, FcConfigCreate, FcConfigDestroy, FcConfigSetCurrent, FcConfigGetCurrent, FcConfigUptoDate, FcConfigBuildFonts, FcConfigGetConfigDirs, FcConfigGetFontDirs, FcConfigGetConfigFiles, FcConfigGetCache, FcConfigGetFonts, FcConfigGetBlanks, FcConfigGetRescanInverval, FcConfigSetRescanInverval, FcConfigAppFontAddFile, FcConfigAppFontAddDir, and FcConfigAppFontClear into Initialization. (FcObjectType): (Functions): (Initialization): (Top): Update pointers for Querying Fonts and Their Properties. (Querying Fonts and Their Properties): (FcObjectSet): Fix typos. (Functions): (Top): Fix capitalization and whitespace of menus. 2004-11-21 Stephen J. Turnbull <stephen(a)xemacs.org&gt; * texi/xemacs/fontconfig.texi: Add file. * Makefile (EXPLICIT_DOCS): Add fontconfig.texi. Installing These: ================ Manually: - -------- 1) Download the packages that you want to install from: /ftp.xemacs.org:/pub/xemacs/beta/experimental/packages/ 2) Unpack them to: [1] /usr/local/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/ 3) Re-start XEmacs. Using XEmacs Package Tools (XEmacs 21.[245].x): - ---------------------------------------------- 1) Tools -> Packages -> Add Download Site -> Pre-Releases 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 -> Pre-Releases 2) Options -> Manage Packages -> List and Install 3 - 5) As per XEmacs 21.[245].x. norbert - XEmacs Package Release Manager. Footnotes: [1] Note: Mule packages should be installed into: /usr/local/lib/xemacs/mule-packages/