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- How to setup VM:
-
- 0) Look at the Makefile and change the values of EMACS_VERSION,
- EMACS, INFODIR, LISPDIR, and PIXMAPDIR. If they are not right for your
- system, change them.
-
- Note that version 18 of Emacs is no longer supported. VM may
- or may not work under v18. The old v18 support code has been left
- in place for those hardy souls who want to attempt it anyway.
-
- 1) Do one of these:
- `make'.
- `make vm.info' to build the Info online help document.
- `make all' to make everything.
- Ignore the compiler warnings.
-
- 2) Put all the .elc files into a Lisp directory that Emacs knows
- about. (see load-path).
-
- 3) If you're using XEmacs 19.14 and you want toolbar support,
- make a directory called `vm' in the XEmacs `etc' directory.
- Copy the files in pixmaps directory into the directory you
- just created. VM will look for the pixmap there by default.
-
- Alternately you can put the pixmap files in any directory you
- want or just leave them where they are. Be sure to point the
- variable vm-toolbar-pixmap-directory at the direrctory where
- you put the files.
-
- 4) If you built the Info document, copy the file vm.info file into
- the Emacs' info directory under the name "vm". Edit the "dir"
- file in that directory and add a menu entry for VM, if it's
- not in there already.
-
- 5) Put these lines in your .emacs file if they aren't there
- already:
-
- (autoload 'vm "vm" "Start VM on your primary inbox." t)
- (autoload 'vm-other-frame "vm" "Like `vm' but starts in another frame." t)
- (autoload 'vm-visit-folder "vm" "Start VM on an arbitrary folder." t)
- (autoload 'vm-visit-virtual-folder "vm" "Visit a VM virtual folder." t)
- (autoload 'vm-mode "vm" "Run VM major mode on a buffer" t)
- (autoload 'vm-mail "vm" "Send a mail message using VM." t)
- (autoload 'vm-submit-bug-report "vm" "Send a bug report about VM." t)
-
- You're now ready to use VM. C-h i should start up the Emacs Info
- system and if you've installed the Info document properly you can
- use the online documentation to teach yourself how to use VM.
- (Note: the Info document is currently only completely accurate for
- version 4 of VM.)
-
- Please use M-x vm-submit-bug-report to report bugs. The bug report
- will be sent to bug-vm@uunet.uu.net and be gatewayed from there to
- gnu.emacs.vm.bug.
-
- The latest version of VM can usually be found at ftp.uu.net in
- the networking/mail/vm directory.
-