Adding/installing a Major Mode

Adding/installing a Major Mode

[Eric]

I would like to use a python major mode, which emacs doesnt have. I
found and downloaded a package that includes a python major mode file.
Where do I define that particular file so it can be referenced as a
mode in emacs?

Re: Adding/installing a Major Mode

[Eric]

never mind, everyone... i found my answer at emacswiki... didnt know
about that wiki site until just now.

Re: Adding/installing a Major Mode

[drkm]

"Eric" <ericvlach@gmail.com> writes:

> I would like to use a python major mode, which emacs doesnt have. I
> found and downloaded a package that includes a python major mode file.
> Where do I define that particular file so it can be referenced as a
> mode in emacs?

  Is there some install notes?  Where did you find it?  I guess
something like this can help:

    ;; If the file is in a directory not yet in the 'load-path'.
    (push "~/.elisp" load-path)
    (autoload 'python-mode "python-mode" "Major mode to edit Python." t)
    (push '("\\.py\\'" . python-mode) auto-mode-alist)

  Or at least 'M-x load-library <RET> python-mode <RET>' and then
'M-x python-mode'.

--drkm

Re: Adding/installing a Major Mode

[Stefan Reichör]

Hi Eric!

> I would like to use a python major mode, which emacs doesnt have. I
> found and downloaded a package that includes a python major mode file.
> Where do I define that particular file so it can be referenced as a
> mode in emacs?

I use the following lines:

;; load python-mode from python-mode.el
(autoload 'python-mode "python-mode" "Python Mode" t)

;; associate *.py with python-mode
(setq auto-mode-alist (cons '("\\.py\\'" . python-mode) auto-mode-alist))



Stefan.