[comp.emacs] Compiling Emacs on a Motorola

leditsch@iris.trl.oz.au (Matthew Leditschke) (03/13/91)

I've recently started working on a Motorola computer, running System V/88 
Unix, based on AT&T Unix System V, Release 3.2.  The Motorola box
itself is a 2 processor personal computer.

As the system came without Emacs, I immediately commenced porting
Emacs.  For the system file I used s-usg5-0.h, but I couldn't find the
appropriate m-* file.  I made some guesses, and got it to compile and
link, but when it runs, it has some problems.

Emacs appears not to be able to read directory information, so that I
can't read in any files.  When running shell or telnet, the following
error results:
#<EMACS BUG: ILLEGAL DATATYPE (#o124)  Save your buffers immediately
and please report this error>

I would really appreciate it if anybody can send me a copy of the
configuration header files required, or can offer suggestions to help
fix my problem.

Please send replies directly to me as I don't read this group very
often.

Thanks,
	Matthew.


Matthew Leditschke
Telecom Australia Research Laboratories
Email: m.leditschke@trl.oz.au