dvl> --with-package-prefix (=/usr/local/share/xemacs) option That was poorly named; it's not a prefix in the usual sense. Mike renamed the option. configure --help | fgrep package sez: --with-early-packages=DIR Specify location of early/user packages (instead of ~/.xemacs; same as --with-user-packages). --with-user-packages=DIR Specify location of early/user packages (instead of ~/.xemacs; same as --with-early-packages). --with-late-packages=DIR Specify location of late/system packages (instead of default location; same as --with-system-packages). --with-late-packages=DIR Specify location of late/system packages (instead of default location; same as --with-late-packages). --with-last-packages=DIR Specify location of last/legacy packages (instead of default location; same as --with-legacy-packages). --with-late-packages=DIR Specify location of late/legacy packages (instead of default location; same as --with-late-packages). --with-package-path=PATH Search path for package directories. Hm. We seem to have some issues with naming here ... OK, it's just the help strings. Fixed in CVS. The DIR argument is the parent of {xemacs,mule,site}-packages, which is the same syntax as you were using. dvl> 2/ I notice that configure.usage still mentions the old dvl> version (without the 'with' prefix), and also the old version dvl> of --with-package-path. What's this file still doing here dvl> anyway ? Nobody got around to nuking it, I guess. -- School of Systems and Information Engineering http://turnbull.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Ask not how you can "do" free software business; ask what your business can "do for" free software.

dvl> What's the usual sense for prefix then ? At least, it dvl> was coherent with the --with-site-prefixes option which has dvl> been around for quite a while now (and also quite useful). Well, to my mind, a prefix organizes a group of applications, not just one. Furthermore, there's no guarantee that you'll find all packaged components of XEmacs under that prefix, which is something that "prefix" pretty strongly implies, to me anyway. -- School of Systems and Information Engineering http://turnbull.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp University of Tsukuba Tennodai 1-1-1 Tsukuba 305-8573 JAPAN Ask not how you can "do" free software business; ask what your business can "do for" free software.