RSPELLMAN@bat.bates.EDU (06/21/89)
Hello all, I am trying to compile GNU 18.52 on a MIPS/120. I tried the hints in etc/MACHINES, and it didn't work. The system came with a compiled version of GNU 18.52, so I know that somebody has successfully gotten it to compile and run. I would use the compiled version, but I would like to add some modifications that I have made from another system. Thanks in advance Rob Spellman RSpellman@Bat.Bates.Edu Bates College Computing Center Lewiston, Maine 04240
wje@mips.com (William J. Earl) (06/23/89)
In article <8906211601.AA01213@dartvax.dartmouth.edu>, RSPELLMAN@bat writes: > Hello all, > > I am trying to compile GNU 18.52 on a MIPS/120. I tried the hints in > etc/MACHINES, and it didn't work. The system came with a compiled > version of GNU 18.52, so I know that somebody has successfully gotten > it to compile and run. I would use the compiled version, but I would > like to add some modifications that I have made from another system. GNU emacs 18.52 is shipped already built with RISC/os 4.0 for the MIPS M/120. Since it is an optional subpackage, however, you may have to ask your system administrator to install it. We have sent most of the changes for RISC/os to FSF, but there are some which were added for the RISC/os 4.0 release, which we plan to send sometime soon. These are available on request at nominal cost, as is required by the GNU license. (Have your MIPS representative send me mail if there is any problem getting the emacs source tape; I think it is a special-order item.) We wanted to put the sources on the regular binary release tape, but there wasn't room without going to an extra tape. If we switch to higher capacity tapes for the media for the next release, we will include the complete sources. The binary version that we ship does have the drawback that you cannot conveniently pre-load additional packages. On the other hand, the M/120 is fast enough that autoload-ing a few more packages, based on autoload declarations in your .emacs file, takes very little time, so I haven't found it necessary.