jr@LF-SERVER-2.BBN.COM (John Robinson) (03/07/88)
>> >One thing that sometimes happens is that compiled elisp (.elc) files >> >come with the distribution, and these aren't portable. >> They aren't? What in them is non-portable? We are sharing the same .elc >> files between VAXes and Suns (SPARCless), with no problems. Ooops. I think they sometimes cause problems because they use 8-bit characters. If they get distributed through a 7-bit pipe (FTP sometimes if you aren't careful; shar files via shell; etc.) they break. I can't remember the last time this bit me, but I have seen it happen. /jr jr@bbn.com or jr@bbn.uucp