Re: new version of allout.el - whole file and ChangeLog entry

* Ken Manheimer <ken.manheimer(a)gmail.com&gt; writes: That doesn't sound too promising. The crypt++.el that I found on the 'net a little while ago had this final ChangeLog entry... ,---- | 2004-04-02 <karl(a)u20.cs.umb.edu&gt; | | * crypt++.el is no longer supported. Use crypt.el from XEmacs | instead. `---- The crypt.el in XEmacs packages is _very_ old and I don't think it handles gpg very well (it is supposed to, but I'm pretty sure it's broke). And, from what I hear, it is very tricky and hairy to get crypt++ to play nice when you want it for gpg encryption/decryption only, and not for tar.gz stuff. Interesting comment in crypt.el... ,---- | ;;; NOTE: Apparently not being maintained by the author, who now | ;;; uses jka-compr.el. --ben (1/26/96) `---- A good move. PGG has been part of the XEmacs packages for quite some time now and the Gnus XEmacs package has used it for just as long. :-) Norbert Koch <viteno(a)xemacs.org&gt; is the man to speak to about setting it all up. I'm sure he'll be in touch. I have a "niggle" :-) ... (defun my-mark-marker (&optional force buffer) "Accommodate the different signature for `mark-marker' across Emacsen. XEmacs takes two optional args, while mainline GNU Emacs does not, so pass them along when appropriate." (if (string-match " XEmacs " emacs-version) (mark-marker force buffer) (mark-marker))) I'd like to see that written as... (defun allout-mark-marker (&optional force buffer) "Accommodate the different signature for `mark-marker' across Emacsen. XEmacs takes two optional args, while mainline GNU Emacs does not, so pass them along when appropriate." (if running-xemacs (mark-marker force buffer) (mark-marker))) ,----[ C-h v running-xemacs RET ] | `running-xemacs' is a variable declared in Lisp. | | Value: t | | Documentation: | Non-nil when the current emacs is XEmacs or SXEmacs. `---- The value of the variable `emacs-version' might change one day, whereas `running-xemacs' will _always_ be `t'. :-) -- |---<Steve Youngs>---------------<GnuPG KeyID: A94B3003>---| | I am Dyslexic of Borg. | | Fusistance is retile. Your arse will be laminated. | |------------------------------------&lt;steve(a)sxemacs.org&gt;---|