info-vax@ucbvax.ARPA (06/22/85)
From: sasaki@harvard.ARPA (Marty Sasaki) I am sad to say that I do not have a working version of GNU EMACS for VMS. I am working on the port as are several other groups around the country. When I have finished the port, or when one of the other groups finishes their port, I will post a message and make the source available for FTP. I will also be happy to deal with tapes. Again, I do not have a port of GNU EMACS for VMS. Please refrain from asking me for a copy of something that I don't have. I am as anxious as everyone else to get GNU EMACS running on VMS. I have been using it on UNIX systems, and find it superior to other versions of EMACS. I will be happy to continue distributing the UNIX version. I try to get the latest versions to Harvard as RMS makes them available. Marty Sasaki (sasaki@harvard)
sasaki@HARVARD.HARVARD.EDU (Marty Sasaki) (09/29/85)
Here is some news on the VMS GNU Emacs project.
I've finally managed to get most of the beginning-of-term/install-
VMS-4.2/install-cluster-hardware/expand-decnet/purchase-laser-printer/
find-laser-printer-software/and-other-stuff-I-can't-remember mess that
I've been in for the past 4 weeks or so. It is now time to pursue VMS
GNU Emacs in earnest.
I've received offers to help from the following people:
Todd Aven (manager@umdhep.bitnet)
Brian Cabral (cabral@lll-crg.arpa)
Kevin Carosso (engvax!kvc@cit-vax.arpa)
George Carrette (lost your address, could you send it to me?)
Nigel (nrh@lznv.uucp)
Eric Stern (stern@bnl.arpa)
John Zoll (zoll@cmu-psy-a.arpa)
Anyone else interested in helping with the GNU Emacs on VMS project
should contact me as soon as possible. Don't be bashful, even if you
don't have much system hacking experience, you can help out. There are
both hard and easy things to do, and there is a lot of code that needs
modifying.
Details, assignments, etc., will go out very soon. I've decided to
scrap my early efforts and start fresh, with a little organization,
this should all be done very soon.
I've been considering setting up a info-gnu-emacs-vms mailing list
which would allow talking about implementation issues, initially, and
problems and suggestions about VMS GNU Emacs in general once things
get rolling. Is anyone interested? Does anyone have software to do
mail redistribution and such?
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Marty Sasaki net: sasaki@harvard.{arpa,uucp}
Havard University Science Center phone: 617-495-1270
One Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA 02138