On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, Civileme wrote:
> The desktop edition is for desktops where people do not normally use programs
> intended primarily for the console. The download edition and the Power Pack
> both have full emacs, and you can obtain it by going to
> ftp://ftp.linux.tucows.com/pub/distributions/Mandrake/Mandrake/7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS
> and downloading the rpms
> emacs-20.7* should match all the emacs you are interested in.
Thanks for that information. It is a good tip for the future. I shall
get the Power Pack version of 8.0 when it appears. I avoid downloading
anything larger than a couple of megabytes if possible. Low bandwidth
connection - home telephone - needed for other things.
>
> Also, you might find this editor acceptable
>
> jed-B0.99.11-4mdk.i586.rpm
> jed-common-B0.99.11-4mdk.i586.rpm
> jed-xjed-B0.99.11-4mdk.i586.rpm
>
> It is emacs-like and a lot lighter in weight.
Yes, I came across that at work some ten years ago - preferred emacs -
after so many years it fitted like a glove.
>
> Moreover, the editor joe has a set of emacs-like bindings you can activate.
>
>
> Civileme
>
> On Sunday 15 April 2001 23:47, you wrote:
> > Thanks David for the directory listings and for taking the trouble to
> > respond, but there is no sign of emacs in Linux Complete. I bought the
> > 4-disk boxed set with a disk of upgrades and emacs is nowhere to be
> > found. Xemacs consists of three files on the second disk in the RPMS2
> > directory:
> > xemacs-21.1.12-2mdk.i586.rpm
> > xemacs-extras-21.1.12-2mdk.i586.rpm
> > xemacs-mule-21.1.12-2mdk.i586.rpm
> >
> > I can live with xemacs but I cannot reproduce all the key bindings which I
> > had been used to under emacs for ten years. As a hunt-and-peck typist I
> > prefer single keystroke shortcuts.
> >
> > However, it is a bit disturbing that a boxed distribution should be
> > missing such basic package files. I had noticed that ftp and telnet were
> > missing also. After bare ftp, gftp seems very awkward and clumsy.
> >
> > Let's hope that the Mandrake 8.0 sets will be more "complete".
> >
> > On Sat, 14 Apr 2001, David E. Fox wrote:
> > > > Nope. Just looking back through my emails for unresolved issues. Did
> > > > as you said. No sign of bare emacs. Definitely not on the Linux
> > > > Complete
> > >
> > > It's part of Mandrake 7.2:
> > >
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/emacs-20.7-9mdk.i586.rpm
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/emacs-X11-20.7-9mdk.i586.rpm
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/emacs-el-20.7-9mdk.i586.rpm
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/emacs-leim-20.7-9mdk.i586.rpm
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/emacs-nox-20.7-9mdk.i586.rpm
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/emacs-pcomplete-2.3-1mdk.i586.
> > >rpm
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/emacs-tramp-20000606-3mdk.noar
> > >ch.rpm
> > >
> > > As well as xemacs:
> > >
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/xemacs-21.1.12-2mdk.i586.rpm
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/xemacs-el-21.1.12-2mdk.i586.rp
> > >m
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/xemacs-extras-21.1.12-2mdk.i58
> > >6.rpm
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/xemacs-info-21.1.12-2mdk.i586.
> > >rpm
> > > /home/dfox/Mandrake-7.2/i586/Mandrake/RPMS/xemacs-mule-21.1.12-2mdk.i586.
> > >rpm
> > >
> > > You don't need to download both sets - either emacs or xemacs will
> > > provide about the same functionality (xemacs has a few more bells &
> > > whistles).
> > >
> > > Emacs is further provided in X11 and non-X11 versions. The X11 version
> > > can also be used on a terminal, but the non-X11 version cannot be run in
> > > X.
> > >
> > > >From the above I would think that all you need basically is the
> > > > emacs-20.7.9
> > >
> > > and the emacs-X11 package.
> >
> > Or I could just install emacs from my old RedHat disks.
> >
> > > > Len Lawrence @ The Thistle Foundation
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > David E. Fox Thanks for letting me
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] change magnetic patterns
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] on your hard disk.
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
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Len Lawrence @ The Thistle Foundation
