xemacs +sumo +mule +carbon question
Hello, I've installed xemacs (w/variants listed in subject line) successfully on my G5 running OS X 10.4.8. I'm wondering what the recommended method for upgrading packages (and in particular, python-mode packages) is. I've tried using the Tools->Packages menu, but run into problems (e.g. in the middle of FTP, illegal ERPT command occurs). From documentation related to ipython, which that led me on various searches, it seems that the latest version of python-mode is at: http://sourceforge.net/projects/python-mode/ I've temporarily downloaded this to a junk directory, so I could diff the macports-provided python-mode.el, which lives in: Applications/MacPorts/XEmacs.app/Contents/Resources/lib/xemacs/xemacs- packages/lisp/python-modes/ with the sourceforge python-mode.el. They're definitely different. Sourceforge's version is 4.75, whereas the one distributed thru macports is 4.52. Is the macports xemacs install out of date (I used a fresh install of macports, followed by a selfupdate, about 1-1/2 weeks ago)? Or, are we expected to use XEmacs packages tools to upgrade specific packages (and if so, has anyone successfully been able to do that)? Or should I clobber the macports python-modes directory and create a new one that holds the files provided in the sourceforge download? Very confused. Advice appreciated. Thanks, --b
On 18 Nov 2006, at 22:39, belinda thom wrote:
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I've installed xemacs (w/variants listed in subject line) successfully on my G5 running OS X 10.4.8.
I'm wondering what the recommended method for upgrading packages (and in particular, python-mode packages) is.
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I've temporarily downloaded this to a junk directory, so I could diff the macports-provided python-mode.el, which lives in:
Applications/MacPorts/XEmacs.app/Contents/Resources/lib/xemacs/ xemacs-packages/lisp/python-modes/
with the sourceforge python-mode.el. They're definitely different. Sourceforge's version is 4.75, whereas the one distributed thru macports is 4.52.
Is the macports xemacs install out of date (I used a fresh install of macports, followed by a selfupdate, about 1-1/2 weeks ago)? Or, are we expected to use XEmacs packages tools to upgrade specific packages (and if so, has anyone successfully been able to do that)? Or should I clobber the macports python-modes directory and create a new one that holds the files provided in the sourceforge download?
Very confused. Advice appreciated.
I don't use xemacs but emacs-devel +carbon. I have an ~/elisp directory that contains elisp resources for emacs that I manage myself (e.g. python-mode.el) and my ~/.emacs starts with (add-to-list 'load-path "~/elisp") ( (add-to-list x y) is like (cons x y) but returns y if x is in y ) It's simple and it works for me. HTH -- Arnaud
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Arnaud Delobelle
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belinda thom