From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: William Case Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Just curiosity re: compiling emacs? Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:53:28 -0400 Message-ID: <1153342408.26742.5.camel@CASE> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1153342470 20724 80.91.229.2 (19 Jul 2006 20:54:30 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 20:54:30 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Jul 19 22:54:29 2006 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1G3J3H-0001An-66 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Jul 2006 22:53:51 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1G3J3G-0007g9-BF for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:53:50 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1G3J33-0007en-2s for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:53:37 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1G3J32-0007dJ-9g for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:53:36 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1G3J31-0007cw-Sw for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:53:35 -0400 Original-Received: from [68.142.225.205] (helo=smtp107.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.52) id 1G3J34-0005Fx-5w for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:53:38 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail 79098 invoked from network); 19 Jul 2006 20:53:34 -0000 DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=rogers.com; h=Received:Subject:From:To:Content-Type:Date:Message-Id:Mime-Version:X-Mailer:Content-Transfer-Encoding; b=oAkakO/esp3EARgZUMn23UeyrPmMkntb/FnxdU9PnUi8yN6Y+hPH5r+CoYK+MX9OIn/RiSOD2GidfdJhrT7/8YiR9Y8aolthj4E3Hgh4uIGpcYdlumjBBuupAwfE8s7/vQixZgb+hrJWYbOO+2479g9Xwz1s9w4n6eI/M3z+PuY= ; Original-Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.4?) (billlinux@rogers.com@70.27.169.92 with plain) by smtp107.rog.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; 19 Jul 2006 20:53:34 -0000 Original-To: EMACS List X-Mailer: Evolution 2.6.2 (2.6.2-1.fc5.5) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:36102 Archived-At: 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