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INSTALLATION
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DON'T FORGET: This version of Emacs REQUIRES AMIGADOS V2.04 !!
Before being able to use Emacs, you must take the following steps
(they assume you are in the emacs-19.25 directory):
1. Copy .emacs to s:
3. Add an assign GNUEMACS-19.25: and GNUEMCS: <wherever you've put the
emacs directory> to your User-Startup.
4. Install Matt Dillon's fifo.library and fifo: handler if you want to use
external processes (This can be found on Fish disks).
5. Define various environment variables (these all have defaults, so this
isn't absolutely necessary, except for ESHELL) :
USER - a username (a la Unix) (default "user")
USERNAME - your full name (default same as $USER)
HOME - your "home" directory (This is the directory refered to
by ~/<file>, and where the .emacs file is looked for)
(default "s:").
HOSTNAME - a name for your system (default "amiga")
ESHELL - where to find an unix-like shell (no default). By unix-like
I mean that it should not open a window to get its input.
The only tested value for this is GNUEMACS:etc/sh.
For instance, I have the following values:
USER: dgay, USERNAME: David E. Gay, HOSTNAME: owl,
ESHELL: gnuemacs:etc/sh
6. If you want to check that emacs is working, type
assign gnuemacs-19.25: ""
emacs
If all goes well, emacs should open a window. If you get
memacs: Unknown command
you have an alias for emacs. Try editing s:Shell-Startup and removing it.
If you get
emacs: file is not executable
try typing
protect s:emacs +s
If you get
emacs: Unknown command
try
path s: add
And finally, if you get
wrong number of arguments
if failed returncode 10
try
path sys:rexxc add
7. If you are going to use emacs over a serial line, you must install
the termcap file, which comes with the source version. To do so, type:
join gnuemacs-19.25:etc/termcap.ucb gnuemacs-19.25:etc/termcap.amiga
as s:termcap