rms@prep.ai.mit.edu (Richard M. Stallman) (12/07/86)
GNU Emacs version 18.32 is now available for FTP from prep.ai.mit.edu. The differences from 18.31 are 400k long. This version includes several new files of Lisp code plus new code for search about three times as fast provided by king@kestrel. Aside from VMS, only one major problem remains unsolved: unexec produces an invalid file on Vaxes running system V release 2.2. There is no problem on 3b machines running V.2.2 or on Vaxes running V.2.0. It would be very helpful for someone to figure out what is wrong here. For VMS, it would be useful for people to write ways to send mail and list directories. The spurious newline problems appear to be solved.
wohler@sri-spam.istc.sri.com (Bill Wohler) (12/08/86)
so we don't have a plethora of flames as we did last time rms posted a gnuemacs announcement, i'm including the file GETTING.GNU.SOFTWARE in this message. i hope this message answers any unanswered questions. ----- GETTING.GNU.SOFTWARE follows ----- ------------------------------------------------------------ -*-outline-*- * Getting GNU Software * GNU and the Free Software Foundation Project GNU has organized itself as the Free Software Foundation. We will continue with the following objectives: 1) to create GNU as a full development/operating system. 2) to distribute GNU and other useful software with source code and permission to copy and redistribute. * Available Software Software currently available includes: GNU Emacs - includes: - manual source in TeX format. - an enhanced regex (regular expression) library. C Scheme - a block structured dialect of LISP. 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umdhep@eneevax.UUCP (Todd Aven) (12/09/86)
In article <8612071530.AA05381@EDDIE.MIT.EDU> rms@prep.ai.mit.edu (Richard M. Stallman) writes: >GNU Emacs version 18.32 is now available for FTP from prep.ai.mit.edu. > >For VMS, it would be useful for people to write ways to send mail >and list directories. The spurious newline problems appear to be >solved. How have you solved the spurious newline problem? I believe that it is in the VAX C runtime library. Are you reverting to Stream_LF files (the current fix for 17.VMS-4), or was there some other solution? In what sense do you want to send mail? It is trivial to prepare the text and spawn a command to send it off. It seems that you want more. If you give me more info, I'll volunteer. I might even try the listdir problem, although I think the necessary pieces of code should exist in 17.VMS-4 (I'll look). How are subprocesses handled in 18? That is to say, do you use mailboxing or pseudo-terminals? The pseudo-terminal solution in 17.VMS-4 is simply excellent. I just wish VMS had DIRED! Todd Aven the Softwear Sweatshop (301)345-1692 Quote of the Day: "I sure do wish it didn't take so long to create children (in VMS, that is)."
liberte@uiucdcsb.UUCP (12/11/86)
I sure appreciated whoever did the split of the 18.31 version. I *almost* succeeded in getting the latest version before it became out-of-date. It seems to be almost impossible for anyone to get the whole thing in one ftp copy. I have certainly wasted lots of resources trying. Something better is required. If someone would take charge of splitting the latest version in addition to compressing it that would be great. I understand that Stallman is not interested in this extra task. Any volunteers? While you're at it, it would help to know the compression factor and the check sum of each split file. I found that ftp may not catch all transmission errors and when uncompress complains, it is difficult to tell which split file is in error. Furthermore, uncompress doesn't even catch some errors and tar eventually complains - it's been frustrating, let me tell you. Dan LaLiberte liberte@b.cs.uiuc.edu liberte@uiuc.csnet ihnp4!uiucdcs!liberte
rbj@ICST-CMR.ARPA (Root Boy Jim) (12/28/86)
I sure appreciated whoever did the split of the 18.31 version. I *almost* succeeded in getting the latest version before it became out-of-date. It seems to be almost impossible for anyone to get the whole thing in one ftp copy. I have certainly wasted lots of resources trying. Something better is required. Really. It seems that mit-prep is really loaded these days. I got my last few copys from harvard and utsally. Perhaps A listing of secondary distribution sites would help. If someone would take charge of splitting the latest version in addition to compressing it that would be great. I understand that Stallman is not interested in this extra task. Any volunteers? The solution seems obvious to me. Make a distribution file from each major directory: src, lisp, etc, ... I wonder how many useless copies of the shortnames and cpp directories have flown over the net. Bet they don't change much either. While you're at it, it would help to know the compression factor and the check sum of each split file. I found that ftp may not catch all transmission errors and when uncompress complains, it is difficult to tell which split file is in error. Furthermore, uncompress doesn't even catch some errors and tar eventually complains - it's been frustrating, let me tell you. Agreed. A checksum or at least an ls -l should appear in the top directory. The creation of these could be easily automated with the tar file creation. Dan LaLiberte liberte@b.cs.uiuc.edu liberte@uiuc.csnet ihnp4!uiucdcs!liberte (Root Boy) Jim Cottrell <rbj@icst-cmr.arpa> And furthermore, my bowling average is unimpeachable!!!