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Re: How to download and install Emacs CVS?
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Stefan Monnier |
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Re: How to download and install Emacs CVS? |
Date: |
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 11:03:11 -0500 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
>>> $ ./configure
>>> $ make bootstrap
>>> # make install
>>
>> This sequence is OK, but there is much more of choices, particularly a
>> windowing environment, i.e. making GNU Emacs a graphical application.
>> Try this:
>>
>> ./configure --help
>>
>> You'll get a huge list. Important is at least '--with-x'. Then you can
--with-x is already the default if you have X11 installed.
>> manually choose the X tool kit, GTK or Lucid, as I recommend (Athena is
>> very old not very attractive, Motif is not my choice, try a bit of 3D
>> look with Xaw-3d).
In the --with-x-toolkit argument "lucid" and "athena" mean the same.
It also happens to be the default.
> Suppose you're using Solaris' CDE as your gui; what's a
> reasonable choice, given that.
I recommend you stick with the default. It's the best debugged code.
Stefan