From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Tim McNamara Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: emacs for Max OS X.3 Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 16:03:29 -0600 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1070835283 14864 80.91.224.253 (7 Dec 2003 22:14:43 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 22:14:43 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Dec 07 23:14:40 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AT7Am-0007TW-00 for ; Sun, 07 Dec 2003 23:14:40 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AT87y-0005t4-7W for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 07 Dec 2003 18:15:50 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!newshub.sdsu.edu!elnk-nf2-pas!elnk-pas-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!news-out.visi.com!petbe.visi.com!gemini.bitstream.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help User-Agent: Gnus/5.1002 (Gnus v5.10.2) Emacs/21.3.50 (darwin) Cancel-Lock: sha1:GnOYk/f0DlEAg490fS100zQTZCs= Original-Lines: 33 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 47f18868.news.bitstream.net Original-X-Trace: 1070834666 gemini.bitstream.net 1094 216.243.177.155 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@bitstream.net Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:119090 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:15030 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:15030 "Chris Swoyer" writes: > I have installed the recent build of Emacs 21.3.50.1 from > www.mindlube.com to run on my powerbook under panther. But it > freezes when I try to run tex from its deopdown menu and some of the > options (I think) I should have (e.g., dvips) don't show up on the > menu). I renamed the file dot-emacs.el .emacs, but I've done > somethhing wrong. On startup I get the message: > > An error has occurred while loading `/Users/fswoyer/.emacs': > > Symbol's value as variable is void: darwinp > > And I don't get the auctex and reftex functionality. I can't answer all your questions, but I don't think you should have renamed the .emacs.el file as .emacs. Someone else here will know for sure. Your .emacs file needs to be in your home directory, and at least in my installation of Emacs there is no .emacs.el file in my home directory- so if you just renamed it and left it where it was, Emacs can't find it. Have you checked to make sure that TeX is properly installed on your computer? I'm using 10.1.5 (which may not come with exactly the same stuff in the BSD subsystem) and dvips is conspicuous in its absence, although dvipdf is present. I installed GhostScript many moons ago and ISTR that this was installed as part of that .pkg (along with texi2dvi, texindex, pfd2ps, ps2pdf, etc.). > Thanks for any help (including letting me know of a more > appropriate news group if there is one). Dis be da place.