Patrick> Reading the documentation for packages, I cannot Patrick> determine if the efs and dired packages should be Patrick> placed in the same directory as xemacs-base or Patrick> a separate one(local and 3rd party) like the doc Patrick> eludes to. They should all go under xemacs-packages, except for MULE packages which should go under mule-packages. Once you have efs and dired installed, use XEmacs <= 21.1 Options->Manage Packages->Add Download Site->xemacs.org Options->Manage Packages->List & Install XEmacs >= 21.4 Tools->Packages->Add Download Site->xemacs.org Tools->Packages->List & Install to install further packages. Patrick> /xemacs/xemacs-packages vs /xemacs/site-packages site-packages should be used for packages not distributed from xemacs.org. Here you can install packages local to your site. Best regards, Adrian Patrick> thanks Patrick> -----Original Message----- Patrick> From: Adrian Aichner [mailto:adrian＠xemacs.org] Patrick> Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 3:54 PM Patrick> To: Patrick Quinnett Patrick> Cc: &#39;xemacs-beta(a)xemacs.org&#39; Patrick> Subject: Re: Getting closer to getting Xemacs to work .... Patrick> cc: Adrian Patrick> Platform is RSC6000/AIX4.3.3-10 Patrick> Worked from downloaded binary gzip: Patrick> xemacs21.1.3-rs6000-ibm-aix4.3.0.0 Patrick> First off, I did a "M-x describe-installation RET" to find out Patrick> that $prefix="/usr/local" ; I had been trying to install in Patrick> /usr/opt; Patrick> I have re-installed into /usr/local; Patrick> Next, I re-read the Quickstart Package Guide and reloaded Patrick> the "xemacs-base" package into: Patrick> $prefix/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages Patrick> I restarted xemacs and the open file function works but when Patrick> I go to "Options/Manage Packages/List and Install" and Patrick> answer Yes to PGP question, I get beeped at and the message Patrick> at the bottom of the window is: Patrick> Symbol's value as variable is void: allow-remote-paths Patrick> You need to install the efs package. Patrick> Also the " dired " button/icon does not work. Again I get Patrick> beeped Patrick> and a similar message about "...function definition is void: Patrick> dired" Patrick> thanks for any help ..... Patrick> You need to install the dired package. Patrick> See steps 7-15 or beyond in Patrick> http://www.xemacs.org/Install/index.html Patrick> We need to make package installation work without packages :-) Patrick> Best regards, Patrick> Adrian Patrick> -- Patrick> Adrian Aichner Patrick> mailto:adrian＠xemacs.org Patrick> http://www.xemacs.org/ -- Adrian Aichner mailto:adrian＠xemacs.org http://www.xemacs.org/