From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: XeCycle Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Any way to use newer Emacs on a Linux where I don't have root permission? Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 22:56:14 +0800 Message-ID: <87vc7lp5o1.fsf@xc.laptop> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1366210760 3037 80.91.229.3 (17 Apr 2013 14:59:20 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:59:20 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 17 16:59:24 2013 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 1USTpU-0002v8-Nm for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:59:24 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:37704 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1USTpU-0003DL-Ee for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:59:24 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:54624) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1USTpI-0003Cq-EQ for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:59:13 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1USTpH-0007mA-3h for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:59:12 -0400 Original-Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:37826) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1USTpG-0007ly-T7 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:59:11 -0400 Original-Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1USTpF-0002Xf-Ha for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:59:09 +0200 Original-Received: from 59.78.37.25 ([59.78.37.25]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:59:09 +0200 Original-Received: from XeCycle by 59.78.37.25 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:59:09 +0200 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ Original-Lines: 44 Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 59.78.37.25 User-Agent: Gnus/5.130006 (Ma Gnus v0.6) Emacs/24.3 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:XsuXn4HKhUpGxya4bjpxpP/qUcM= X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 80.91.229.3 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:90206 Archived-At: Glen writes: > Hi. > > I have to work in a Linux server without root permission. In this server, the > emacs's version is 21.4.1(too old for me).  I want to use a newer version in > the server. > > Two methods tried: > 1. Compile emacs-24.3 in the old linux server, I tried to install lots of > libraries manually.  At last, I can't build emacs successfully. I give up. > 2. Try to compile emacs-24.3 in my local linux where I have root permission. > Then, copy it to the server linux. > > On local linux:  > # cd /opt/local_build/emacs-24.3/build > # ../configure --prefix=/home/cnglen/opt   --without-all --without-x > # make > # make install > > On server linux after copying /home/cnglen/opt from local linux: > Running emacs-24.3: > a) It shows: libtinfo.so.5 not found.  After I copying libtinfo.so.5 from > local linux, It's OK.  > b) /lib64/libc.so.6: version "GLIBC_2.6" not found. version "GLIBC_2.11" not > found.  In the server "GLIBC's versio is 2.5". > > I just want to use a newer emacs on the local server where I don't have root > permission. Any suggestions? > Is there someway  to compile emacs with static library (NOT shared library)?   > > Thanks. I would rather recommend using remote file editing facilities while running a local Emacs, than running a remote Emacs. If your TRAMP happens to be buggy, you can use external utilities like sshfs. -- Carl Lei (XeCycle) Department of Physics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University OpenPGP public key: 7795E591 Fingerprint: 1FB6 7F1F D45D F681 C845 27F7 8D71 8EC4 7795 E591