X-Git-Url: https://git.hcoop.net/bpt/emacs.git/blobdiff_plain/212d0a423b6097377d2f3904ab0bb82fc7717938..12b6af5c7ed2cfdb9783312bf890cf1e6c80c67a:/README diff --git a/README b/README index 84a0991465..973b1a04ba 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -This directory tree holds version 21.2.50 of GNU Emacs, the extensible, +This directory tree holds version 22.0.51 of GNU Emacs, the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor. You may encounter bugs in this release. If you do, please report @@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ this script will help you distribute your version to others. There are several subdirectories: `src' holds the C code for Emacs (the Emacs Lisp interpreter and - its primitives, the redisplay code, and some basic editing + its primitives, the redisplay code, and some basic editing functions). `lisp' holds the Emacs Lisp code for Emacs (most everything else). -`leim' holds the library of Emacs input methods, Lisp code and +`leim' holds the library of Emacs input methods, Lisp code and auxiliary data files required to type international characters which can't be directly produced by your keyboard. `lib-src' holds the source code for some utility programs for use by or @@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ There are several subdirectories: `man' holds the source code for the Emacs Manual. If you modify the manual sources, you will need the `makeinfo' program to produce an updated manual. `makeinfo' is part of the GNU Texinfo - package; you need version 4.0 or later of Texinfo. + package; you need version 4.2 or later of Texinfo. `lispref' holds the source code for the Emacs Lisp reference manual. `lispintro' holds the source code for the Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp manual. @@ -86,3 +86,20 @@ There are several subdirectories: that aren't part of the standard distribution of the OS. The platform-specific README files and installation instructions should list the required tools. + +VMS info: + +Emacs 19.x and above do not compile out of the box on OpenVMS. +Richard Levitte is distributing and maintaining a +version of Emacs (currently based on version 19.28, but soon moving to +19.34 and then 20.1) that compiles and works on OpenVMS 5.5 and above +on both VAX and Alpha architectures. For more information see + + http://www.lp.se/gnu-vms/software/released1/emacs.html + +There is also some effort going on with Emacs 21. Source code is +available at ftp://ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/vms/emacs/. Look for most +recent stuff with ls -lta. + +It is a working "development" version (editing and much more works). +More developers are needed; contact roart@nvg.ntnu.no.