From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Angelo Graziosi Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Cygwin emacs - does it work? Date: Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:55:45 +0200 Message-ID: <489869F1.9030103@alice.it> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1217948200 1512 80.91.229.12 (5 Aug 2008 14:56:40 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:56:40 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 05 16:57:31 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KQNya-0003tL-7n for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:57:28 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:55038 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KQNxf-0006w5-2n for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:56:31 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KQNxZ-0006sa-Kn for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:56:25 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KQNxV-0006lU-R5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:56:25 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=39993 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KQNxV-0006lH-Lh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:56:21 -0400 Original-Received: from smtp-out25.alice.it ([85.33.2.25]:1494) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KQNxV-0002Uv-9q for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:56:21 -0400 Original-Received: from FBCMMO01.fbc.local ([192.168.68.195]) by smtp-out25.alice.it with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:56:17 +0200 Original-Received: from FBCMCL01B07.fbc.local ([192.168.171.45]) by FBCMMO01.fbc.local with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:56:16 +0200 Original-Received: from [87.3.234.242] ([87.3.234.242]) by FBCMCL01B07.fbc.local with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Tue, 5 Aug 2008 16:53:12 +0200 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 05 Aug 2008 14:53:12.0578 (UTC) FILETIME=[FBC4EE20:01C8F70A] X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Windows 2000 SP4, XP SP1+ X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:102090 Archived-At: Lennart Borgman wrote: > I just out of curiosity installed Cygwin Emacs. Now I am more curious about why this version of Emacs is there. > > For me nearly nothing works in this Emacs. For example typing C-c results in C-g. Trying to examine a variable results in the error message "Cannot open load file: pp". Trying to send a bug report I am told that Emacs can not load emacsbug. Etc. > > The about page says > > > GNU Emacs 22.1.1 (i686-pc-cygwin) > of 2007-07-19 on HERRING > > > Is there anyone to contact about this? Which package have you installed? In Cygwin the current version of Emacs is 21.2-13, instead 22.1 is in the test section, i.e. it is an experimental package. It is more than an year that it is there without being promoted to current because people reported it crashes (see [1] and its replays). The fact is that since version 22 Emacs is unstable when built with gcc-3.4.4 (the current version on Cygwin) and its maintainer on Cygwin is waiting for 4... series, with which it is enough stable. Perhaps this explain why 22.2 isn't neither in test version. Following [1], you can find other useful information. Cheers, Angelo. --- [1] http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2007-07/msg00609.html