NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #27/NN_1992_27.iso/spool/comp/sys/sgi/16654

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From: [e-mail] (Scott J. McCue)
Subject: Lucid emacs compile- different from emacs 18.58?
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Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 20:37:23 GMT
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   With the help of the file emacs-sgi-patches produced by Scott Henry,
I built the X windows version of emacs 18.58 a while back. Since that time,
I've cast my jealous eye at a colleague using Lucid GNU emacs 19.3. It's
apparently very similar to emacs 18.58 except that it's got mouse-related
enhancements such as text hightlighting, cut n' paste, and the like. Those
of my users who dislike the (keyboard intensive) emacs 18.58 may find the
Lucid version easier to swallow. So, I retrieved the sources from
labrea.stanford.edu.
   Upon untar'ing, I noticed that the build instructions were almost
word-for-word the same as the straight GNU version. Being inherently
lazy, it caused me to wonder if anyone has used or adapted Scott Henry's
patch file to build Lucid emacs, or created a similar patch. Of course,
I'll try the old-fashioned way as well, but that almost never goes smoothly.
   I did notice that the patch file causes the compiler to use the -cckr
switch, while the Lucid version expects an ANSI C (gcc) compiler. If
that's the only change, then using the patch file would be a piece of cake.
   SGI-related experiences building Lucid are solicited as well.

Thanks in advance
[e-mail]