* Just curiosity re: compiling emacs? @ 2006-07-19 20:53 William Case 2006-07-19 22:14 ` Edward O'Connor 2006-07-19 23:42 ` David Hansen 0 siblings, 2 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: William Case @ 2006-07-19 20:53 UTC (permalink / raw) Hi; I have been using emacs for two years now and have got quite comfortable with it. As I watch this list there are several questions regarding compiling versions of emacs. With all the excellent packaging that is being done these days; Why would people still be compiling emacs on their own? Just curious. -- Regards Bill ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: Just curiosity re: compiling emacs? 2006-07-19 20:53 Just curiosity re: compiling emacs? William Case @ 2006-07-19 22:14 ` Edward O'Connor 2006-07-19 23:42 ` David Hansen 1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: Edward O'Connor @ 2006-07-19 22:14 UTC (permalink / raw) > As I watch this list there are several questions regarding compiling > versions of emacs. With all the excellent packaging that is being done > these days; Why would people still be compiling emacs on their own? Many people use Emacs from CVS... Ted -- Edward O'Connor hober0@gmail.com Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem. ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
* Re: Just curiosity re: compiling emacs? 2006-07-19 20:53 Just curiosity re: compiling emacs? William Case 2006-07-19 22:14 ` Edward O'Connor @ 2006-07-19 23:42 ` David Hansen 1 sibling, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread From: David Hansen @ 2006-07-19 23:42 UTC (permalink / raw) On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:53:28 -0400 William Case wrote: > I have been using emacs for two years now and have got quite comfortable > with it. As I watch this list there are several questions regarding > compiling versions of emacs. With all the excellent packaging that is > being done these days; Why would people still be compiling emacs on > their own? Just curious. As with other software. Tweak some compile time options (usually disable useless "features"). David ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread
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