Re: Dramatic upgrade (was active URLs in Gnus)

[David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org>]

Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> writes:

> David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:
> 
> > Tim McNamara <timmcn@bitstream.net> writes:
> > 
> > > David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> writes:
> > > 
> > > Well, I don't have the skills or resources to compile from
> > > source so I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for a precompiled
> > > binary for OS X 10.1.5 to run under XDarwin.  Kind of
> > > complicated and rather limiting.  fink makes this stuff easier,
> > > I know.  Once OS X/Aqua is integrated into the source code it
> > > will become much easier.  Rumor has it this will happen in 21.4.
> > 
> > Wishful thinking, I suppose.  You don't need to rely on rumor: the
> > CVS source is publicly available.  Read the relevant docs at
> > 
> > <URL:http://savannah.gnu.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs/emacs/emacs/mac/>
> > 
> > Apart from the missing features mentioned in the README it might
> > be worth noting that Andrew Choi has just resigned as maintainer
> > of the Mac port on the emacs-devel list, and no successor would be
> > in sight.
> 
> Ah.  The rumor was, in fact, on Andrew's Web site when he stated his
> patches were going to be merged into the main source tree with 21.4.

That will still happen, I think (after all, the stuff is in CVS
already), but the functionality is not the full functionality that
the X and Windows versions have.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum