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X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400d:c0d::236 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "Emacs-devel" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:220175 Archived-At: --001a113f476c60fcc2055df115db Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 2017-11-13 23:25 GMT+01:00 Phillip Lord : > Fabrice Popineau writes: > > > Hmm ... besides copying the whole Emacs directory on an usb stick, > > what else do I need to do in order to use emacs from this stick on > > another computer ? > > Well, a cute installer and downloader. And updater and > launcher. PortableApps is just nice and easy. > > What for ? Sincerely, I don't see what it brings. The best portable program is the one you can install with unzip. And it is already the case for Emacs. 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2017-11-13 23:25 GMT+01:00 Phillip Lord <phillip.lord@russe= t.org.uk>:
Fabrice Popineau <fabrice= .popineau@gmail.com> writes:

> Hmm ... besides copying the whole Emacs directory on an usb stick,=
> what else do I need to do in order to use emacs from this stick on
> another computer ?

Well, a cute installer and downloader. And updater and
launcher. PortableApps is just nice and easy.


What for ? Sincerely, I don't see = what it brings. The best portable program is the one
you can inst= all with unzip. And it is already the case for Emacs.
But if peop= le want bells and whistles ...
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