[comp.sys.amiga] emacs:the *real* thing

koren@hpfelg.HP.COM (Steve Koren) (03/06/90)

Does anyone know if gnu-emacs is available for AmigaDos?  Please note,
that is *gnu-emacs*.  I have 42 bazillion micro-wimpy-emacses, but I'd
like the real thing, complete with lisp libraries.  I think an Amiga
with a few meg could handle it.  The executable stripped of all the X11
garbage should be but a few hundred K, and the port itself shouldn't
be too bad one you take care of the screen handling functions.

Please respond via email; I will summarize if the answer is "yes".

       - steve

jac@muslix.llnl.gov (James Crotinger) (03/14/90)

  Just like to add my voice to the hordes crying out for someone to
port real gnu-emacs to the Amiga. I've heard it's been done on the ST,
and there must be plenty of 5-meg+ Amigas our there these days which
would be up to the task of building it.

  I'd also like to see gcc and especially g++, since there may be
some wait before Lattice gets a C++ 2.0 compiler on the market.

  And how about gawk?

  Jim (who will tackle these things himself if God signs of on his
       request to extend the day to 36 hours).