From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Francis Belliveau Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: no package.el emacs 24.5.1 -- Classic Meta test Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:20:21 -0400 Message-ID: <5366C5C6-9844-48E4-846C-1D6473142CCD@comcast.net> References: <5c0d6739-8f49-4509-a9ce-fb963dd91837@googlegroups.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2104\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1444598458 13623 80.91.229.3 (11 Oct 2015 21:20:58 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 21:20:58 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 11 23:20:47 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZlO2w-00041I-MA for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Oct 2015 23:20:46 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49787 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZlO2w-00011r-1D for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:20:46 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:33643) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZlO2T-00011P-0h for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:20:18 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZlO2P-00036b-2F for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:20:17 -0400 Original-Received: from resqmta-ch2-09v.sys.comcast.net ([69.252.207.41]:43024) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZlO2O-00036M-TU for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:20:13 -0400 Original-Received: from resomta-ch2-18v.sys.comcast.net ([69.252.207.114]) by resqmta-ch2-09v.sys.comcast.net with comcast id TxKw1r0012Udklx01xLABX; Sun, 11 Oct 2015 21:20:10 +0000 Original-Received: from [IPv6:2601:190:101:7b5c:9c05:862b:fd77:4ab5] ([IPv6:2601:190:101:7b5c:9c05:862b:fd77:4ab5]) by resomta-ch2-18v.sys.comcast.net with comcast id TxL81r00C1FZR4Z01xL9xa; Sun, 11 Oct 2015 21:20:09 +0000 In-Reply-To: <5c0d6739-8f49-4509-a9ce-fb963dd91837@googlegroups.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.2104) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=comcast.net; s=q20140121; t=1444598410; bh=NSfadbANSyRjoJqLrztO2XEi04rp6Jv7M7OZ9+avkSY=; h=Received:Received:Content-Type:Mime-Version:Subject:From:Date: Message-Id:To; b=D4AejYpT6EaWxEjJkGUDylUqqUcjDX3Cxb5nTpxzvH3hdBaSj4H6Td+RGGhu4dMVY 3sk9ZCJ9Xh/AU9dM+fivZdLd14OUW2q3atVQZVbUtqq82TPaBQ7HEz+1JZgsKEb8aH GzBjLhVqZ1bwcnEEt6JQYw9CW6oHIY04+K5SjW75G6Ia6dWvGA5DZBgRCnNoWURvhc ynctFRfE/8c9046OYSrtAr/kQIRTwK9J3FyTgis3ROxP/LqrH4MCm5ayQXp/QOGJK+ VQgBukZAFZXmniH/aD0TM6pkXvgVu/IRPGtgtPOIFNN96u3IRahJlNSQq4pqqI8tMo tX/bFQ0CBnsbQ== X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 69.252.207.41 X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 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 Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:107579 Archived-At: I would like to clarify something that Sanjeev alludes to: When worrying about the reason for M-x, or any other Meta key, is not = functioning one should consider the fact that there is not always a Meta = key available. Command versus option do not make it through all interfaces. Always try using the Escape key in place of meta, since that usually = gets through, and if that works then you know the problem is with the = interface, not the emacs installation. Fran > On Oct 11, 2015, at 16:41, Sanjeev Sariya = wrote: >=20 > Hi John, > Thanks for your reply, and warm welcome. :) >=20 > I've been able to get emacs working. I'm running into more hiccups, = will create separate threads for them. >=20 > Thanks for your attention to my post. >=20 > Best, > Sanjeev > ------------------------------------------------------------ > On Wednesday, 7 October 2015 15:37:16 UTC-4, John Mastro wrote: >> Sanjeev Sariya wrote: >>> Hi Emacs community, >>>=20 >>> I'm new to emacs. I'm trying to add couple of bells and whistles to = it. >>> I upgraded it's version to 24.5.1 Mac OSX >>=20 >> Welcome! >>=20 >>> When I type emacs on terminal I get: >>>=20 >>> ;; This buffer is for notes you don't want to save, and for Lisp = evaluation. >>> ;; If you want to create a file, visit that file with C-x C-f, >>> ;; then enter the text in that file's own buffer. >>=20 >> This is expected - it's the *scratch* buffer. If you instead invoke >> Emacs as `emacs /path/to/file' it will start you in a buffer showing >> that file's contents. Or, as the note above says, you can use `C-x = C-f' >> (control-x followed by control-f) to open a file from within Emacs. >>=20 >>> There's no package.el present in >>>=20 >>> ~/.emacs.d/ >>=20 >> This too is expected - package.el is installed along with Emacs's = other >> Lisp source files, not in your ~/.emacs.d/ >>=20 >>> Without this nothing would load, and no M-x would work. >>=20 >> Can you be more specific regarding "nothing would load"? What did you >> try and what errors did you receive? >>=20 >> One thing you should probably do is to add this form at the top of = your >> ~/.emacs.d/init.el file: >>=20 >> (package-initialize) >>=20 >> M-x not working might be related to your terminal rather than Emacs >> itself. For instance, on OS X I believe you use the "option" key for >> meta (rather than command, as I personally prefer and originally >> expected). >>=20 >> How did you install Emacs? You might find it more comfortable to use >> Emacs in its GUI mode rather than at the terminal. >>=20 >> --=20 >> john