home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Xref: bloom-picayune.mit.edu gnu.emacs.help:7401 comp.emacs:15250 news.answers:3115
- Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!enterpoop.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!eff!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!caen!sdd.hp.com!think.com!news.bbn.com!bu.edu!bigbird!jbw
- From: jbw@bigbird.bu.edu (Joe Wells)
- Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help,comp.emacs,news.answers
- Subject: GNU Emacs FAQ (3/5, 87-124): Getting Emacs/Packages
- Summary: READ BEFORE POSTING. A regularly posted list of answers to frequently
- asked questions (FAQs) about GNU Emacs and many Emacs Lisp programs.
- Contains pointers to other resources. Follow "References:" link for
- more metainfo.
- Keywords: gnu emacs faq answers frequently asked questions periodic
- Message-ID: <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-3.1992.09.22.011020@bigbird.bu.edu>
- Date: 22 Sep 92 01:10:20 GMT
- Expires: 21 Nov 92 01:10:20 GMT
- References: <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-0.1992.09.22.011020@bigbird.bu.edu>
- Sender: news@bu.edu
- Reply-To: gnu-emacs-faq-maintainers@bigbird.bu.edu
- Followup-To: poster
- Organization: GNU's Not UNIX
- Lines: 810
- Approved: news-answers-request@mit.edu
- Supersedes: <GNU-Emacs-FAQ-3.1992.06.28.234430@bigbird.bu.edu>
-
- Archive-Name: GNU-Emacs-FAQ/part3
- Last-Modified: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 01:05:05 GMT
- Last-Posted: Tue, 22 Sep 1992 01:10:20 GMT
-
- GNU Emacs FAQ: Getting Emacs/Packages
-
- If you are viewing this text in a GNU Emacs Buffer, you can type "M-2 C-x $" to
- get an overview of just the questions. Then, when you want to look at the text
- of the answers, just type "C-x $".
-
- To search for a question numbered XXX, type "M-C-s ^XXX:", followed by a C-r if
- that doesn't work, then type ESC to end the search.
-
- A `+' in the 78th column means something was inserted on the line. A `-' means
- something was deleted and a `!' means some combination of insertions and
- deletions occurred.
-
- Full instructions for getting the latest FAQ are in question 22. Also see the
- `Introduction to news.answers' posting in the `news.answers' newsgroup, or send
- e-mail to `mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu' with `help' on a body line, or use FTP,
- WAIS, or Prospero to rtfm.mit.edu.
-
-
-
- Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
-
- 87: Where can I get GNU Emacs on the net (or by snail mail)?
-
- Look in the files etc/DISTRIB and etc/FTP for information on nearby
- archive sites. If you don't already have GNU Emacs, see question 20
- for how to get these two files.
-
- The latest version is always available via anonymous FTP at MIT: !
- !
- /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/emacs-18.58.tar.Z !
-
- See question 91.
-
- 88: How do I find a GNU Emacs Lisp package that does XXX?
-
- A listing of Emacs Lisp packages, called the Lisp Code Directory, is being
- maintained by Dave Brennan <brennan@hal.com> and Dave Sill <de5@ornl.gov>.
- You can search through this list to find if someone has written something
- that fits your needs.
-
- This list is file LCD-datafile.Z in the Emacs Lisp Archive. (See
- question 89 for methods for getting this file.) The files lispdir.el.Z
- and lispdir.doc.Z in the archive contain information to help you use the
- list. Once you have installed lispdir.el and LCD-datafile, then you can
- use the "M-x lisp-dir-apropos" command to look things up in the database.
- For example, the command "M-x lisp-dir-apropos RET ange-ftp RET" produces
- this (outdated) output:
-
- GNU Emacs Lisp Code Apropos -- "ange-ftp"
-
- ange-ftp (3.112) 91-08-12
- Andy Norman, <ange@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:
- /pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/as-is/ange-ftp.el.Z
- transparent FTP Support for GNU Emacs
-
- 89: Where can I get GNU Emacs Lisp packages that don't come with Emacs?
-
- First, check the Lisp Code Directory to find the name of the package you
- are looking for. (See question 88). Then check local archives and
- the Emacs Lisp Archive to find a copy of the relevant files. Then, if
- you still haven't found it, you can send e-mail to the author asking for
- a copy.
-
- You can access the Emacs Lisp Archive via anonymous FTP: !
- !
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:/pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/ !
-
- Fetch the file README first.
-
- NOTE: The archive maintainers do not have time to answer individual
- requests for packages or the list of packages in the archive. If you
- cannot use FTP or UUCP to access the archive yourself, try to find a
- friend who can, but please don't ask the maintainers.
-
- NOTE: Any files with names ending in `.Z' are compressed, and you should
- use `binary' mode in FTP to retrieve them. You should also use binary
- mode whenever you retrieve any files with names ending in `.elc'.
-
- 90: How do I submit code to the Emacs Lisp Archive?
-
- Submissions should be mailed to elisp-archive@cis.ohio-state.edu. The
- lispdir.el package has a function named submit-lcd-entry which will help
- you with this. Mail messages (submissions) are automatically saved and
- periodically archived. Urgent mail may be sent directly to Dave Sill
- <de5@ornl.gov> or Dave Brennan <brennan@hal.com> or should contain the
- string `urgent' in the subject. The incoming ftp directory is no longer
- available at the request of Ohio State. {Is this still true?}
-
- However, if someone has a submission with multiple files (which would be
- archived as a tar file) or binary files, then FTP transfer is preferred
- and can be arranged via an anonymous FTP site. This is faster than
- uudecoding, unsharing, etc., and re-packaging files.
-
- Before submitting anything, please read the file guidelines.Z, which is
- available in the archive. Whenever possible, submissions should contain a
- complete LCD entry since this helps reduce administrative overhead for the
- maintainers. You can include an entry in this format:
-
- ;; LCD Archive Entry:
- ;; package name|author's name|email address
- ;; |description
- ;; |date|version|archive path
-
- For example:
-
- ;; LCD Archive Entry:
- ;; tex-complete|Sebastian Kremer|sk@thp.Uni-Koeln.DE
- ;; |Minibuffer name completion for editing [La]TeX.
- ;; |91-03-26|$Revision: 1.12 $|~/packages/tex-complete.el.Z
-
- Dave Brennan has software which automatically looks for data in this
- format. The format is fairly flexible. The entry ends when a line is
- reached with a different prefix or the seventh field terminator is
- seen.
-
- If you are submitting a multi-file submission you should include a file
- named "LCD-entry" which contains the archive entry, instead of placing
- it in one or more of the individual files.
-
- 91: Where can I get other up-to-date GNU stuff?
-
- The most up-to-date official GNU stuff is normally kept on prep.ai.mit.edu
- and is available for anonymous FTP in the pub/gnu directory. See the
- files etc/DISTRIB and etc/FTP for more information. (To get copies of
- these files, see question 20.)
-
- The following sites are all mirror images of the GNU distribution area:
-
- /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/ +
- /ftp.uu.net:packages/gnu/ +
- /src.doc.ic.ac.uk:gnu/ (available via FTP, NIFTP, FTAM) +
- /ftp.win.tue.nl:pub/gnu/ !
- /utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp:ftpsync/prep/ +
- /nic.funet.fi:pub/gnu/ +
-
- The directory at ftp.uu.net is a mirror of prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu,
- except that files larger than 1 megabyte {right?} are automatically
- split into multiple parts. If you have trouble transferring large
- files, you should try here. A file normally named `XXX' is split into
- files XXX-split/part[0-9][0-9], and there will be a file named
- XXX-split/README which contains the list of parts (especially helpful
- when FTP-ing by e-mail), their checksums, and reassembly instructions.
- Some of the other mirror sites may have the same property. {Can someone
- check this out? Thanks!}
-
- Information was provided by Lee McLoughlin <lmjm@doc.ic.ac.uk>, Jonathan
- R. Ferro <jf41+@ANDREW.CMU.EDU>, Arjan de Vet <devet@win.tue.nl>, and -
- Simon Marshall <S.Marshall@sequent.cc.hull.ac.uk>.
-
- 92: Where can I get an Emacs with better mouse and X window support?
-
- Emacs 18 has some limited X Window System support, but there are
- problems. Emacs 19 will have amazing mouse and window support. Right
- now, there are Epoch which is derived from GNU Emacs 18.58 and Lucid GNU
- Emacs which is derived from an early unreleased version of GNU Emacs 19,
- both of which have greatly improved mouse and window support. See
- questions 120 and 121.
-
- The HP unofficial GNU Emacs also has nice mouse support. See question
- 95.
-
- There are numerous Emacs Lisp packages that have been written to extend
- Emacs 18's mouse handling capabilities. Some of these packages also have
- patches to the C code to provide enhanced capabilities. Look up `mouse'
- in the Lisp Code Directory (see question 88).
-
- There is a package called BAM (Born Again Menus) which provides menus for +
- GNU Emacs via an external C program. It does not provide mouse support in +
- the Emacs window such as scrollbars, cut-and-paste, etc. +
-
- NOTE: Epoch only works with the X Window System; it works on ordinary
- terminals by invoking regular GNU Emacs. Lucid Emacs does not currently
- work on ordinary terminals, although there are plans to fix this.
-
- 93: What is the difference between GNU Emacs and Epoch?
-
- Marc Andreessen <marca@ncsa.uiuc.edu> writes:
-
- Epoch is GNU Emacs on steroids: an adaptation of GNU Emacs with lots of
- additional support for features made possible by the X11 windowing
- system. These features include multiple editing windows, arbitrary
- colors and fonts (fixed-width and proportional), selectable zones per
- buffer with arbitrary display styles (font, color, underline, stipple,
- pixmap), an optional separate minibuffer window, improved keyboard and
- mouse handling, full 8-bit character set support, and more.
-
- 94: What is the difference between GNU Emacs and Lucid GNU Emacs?
-
- This information is condensed from the release notice:
-
- Lucid GNU Emacs is based on an early version of GNU Emacs version 19
- with many enhancements. It currently requires X Windows to run. For
- information on where to get Lucid GNU Emacs see 121. X Windows support
- is greatly enhanced over GNU Emacs version 18, including support for
- multiple X Windows (a.k.a. screens in Emacs), Zmacs/Lispm style region
- highlighting, a customizable, Motif-like menubar, more powerful keymap
- support (allowing different actions to be associated with Backspace,
- Control-h, etc.), flexible text attribute (e.g. font, color) support on
- regional and screen-local basis through X resources and/or lisp, and
- support for the X11 selection mechanism. Some other features include
- run-time computation of the load-path, support for floating point
- numbers, native timer support, and sound file support on Sun
- SPARCstations. To build Lucid GNU Emacs, an ANSI C compiler (e.g. gcc)
- is required.
-
- 95: Where can I get the "unofficial HP GNU Emacs"?
-
- The unofficial HP GNU Emacs is available via anonymous FTP: !
- !
- /me10.lbl.gov:pub/interex/HUGE/ !
- /ee.utah.edu:HUGE/ (PLEASE FTP DURING NON-WORK HOURS!!!) !
-
- and takes about 35 megabytes of disk space to build. It is useful for
- non-HP machines, but some of the added features will only work under
- HP-UX.
-
- You will need to get patches to work with HP-UX 8.0 or on 700 series
- machines via e-mail from Darryl Okahata <darrylo@sr.hp.com>.
-
- 96: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?
-
- * Demacs
-
- For 386 or 486 PCs running MS-DOS, there is a version of GNU Emacs
- called Demacs. To get Demacs see question 122.
-
- From the announcement message:
-
- Demacs is almost a full set of GNU Emacs but does not support some
- features: asynchronous process, locking a file, etc.
-
- Demacs provides following DOS specific features:
-
- * File type: text or binary file translation.
- * "8-bit clean" display mode.
- * 8086 software interrupt call by int86 lisp function.
- * Machine specific features such as function key support.
- * File name completion with drive name.
- * Child process (suspend-emacs, call-process).
- * Enhanced dired mode which can work without 'ls.exe'.
-
- To our regret `shell-mode' does not work, but `compile' command works
- properly.
-
- Demacs was developed using an MS-DOS version of gcc called djgpp by
- D. J. Delorie <dj@ctron.com> which can compile and run large programs
- under MS-DOS, but not under MS Windows. Demacs was derived from Nemacs
- rather than straight from GNU Emacs.
-
- There are a variety of other Emacses for MS-DOS including among them the
- following.
-
- * Freemacs
-
- Russ Nelson <nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>, the author, describes
- Freemacs:
-
- * Freemacs is free, and it was designed from the start to be
- programmable.
- * Freemacs is the only IBM-PC editor that tries to be like GNU Emacs.
- * Freemacs can only edit files less than 64K in length.
- * Freemacs doesn't have undo.
-
- Carl Witty <cwitty@cs.stanford.edu> reviews Freemacs:
-
- Better is Freemacs, which follows the tradition of ITS and GNU Emacs
- by having an full, turing-complete extension language which is
- incompatible with everything else. In fact, it's even closer to ITS
- Emacs than GNU Emacs is, because Mint (Freemacs' extension language)
- is absolutely illegible without weeks of study, much like TECO.
-
- To get Freemacs see question 123.
-
- * MicroEmacs
-
- MicroEmacs is a descendant of Microemacs {originally by Dave Conroy?}.
- It is programmable in a BASIC-like language. Many of the keybindings
- are different from GNU Emacs. It is rumored that MicroEmacs can not
- correctly edit files larger than memory. The author is Daniel Lawrence
- <dan@mdbs.uucp, dan@midas.mgmt.purdue.edu, nwd@j.cc.purdue.edu>. The
- latest version is 3.10 and it is available via anonymous FTP: !
- !
- /midas.mgmt.purdue.edu: (non-working hours only) !
- /durer.cme.nist.gov: !
- /wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/msdos/memacs/ !
-
- Version 3.11 is in beta test.
-
- * JOVE
-
- Another Emacs for small machines is JOVE (Jonathan's Own Version of
- Emacs). The latest official version is 4.14. There appears to be a
- newer version. People rumored to be working on JOVE include Mark Moraes
- <moraes@cs.toronto.edu> and Bill Marsh <bmarsh@cod.nosc.mil>. It is
- available via anonymous FTP: !
- !
- /cs.rochester.edu:/pub/jove.tar.4.14.Z !
- /cs.toronto.edu:/pub/moraes/jove4.14.3.tar.Z !
- /ftp.uu.net: !
-
- * MG
-
- MG is another descendant of Microemacs. MG used to stand for
- MicroGNUEmacs, but now just stands for MG. The look-and-feel of MG is
- intended to be close to that of GNU Emacs. It is rumored that MG can
- not correctly edit files larger than memory. The current version is
- rumored to be 2. There is a version 3 in beta which works on the Amiga.
- It is also available via anonymous FTP: !
- !
- /ftp.white.toronto.edu:pub/mg/ !
- /wuarchive.wustl.edu:/mirrors/unix-c/editors/ !
- /procyon.cis.ksu.edu: (source and executable) !
-
- 97: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running Windows?
-
- I believe that no version of GNU Emacs runs under Windows. Pierre Perret
- <pap@myths.az05.bull.com> has ported MicroEMACS 3.11c to Windows.
-
- Anonymous FTP:
- /ftp.cica.indiana.edu:pub/pc/win3/util/mewin10.zip !
- /ftp.cica.indiana.edu:pub/pc/win3/util/mewin10s.zip !
- /ftp.cica.indiana.edu:pub/pc/win3/util/mewri.zip !
-
- 98: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running OS/2?
-
- From the OS/2 Programmer's FAQ: !
- !
- GNU Emacs 18.58 is available. It requires you to have EMX installed !
- on your machine, but it comes with all the EMX files you will need. !
- Emacs is available on ftp-os2 in /pub/os2/2.0/gnu/emacs. (If you want !
- to recompile emacs, you will need the full EMX distribution see !
- question 1.2.) !
- !
- The above quote may be out of date. See the latest OS/2 Programmer's FAQ !
- {perhaps in comp.os.os2.misc?} for the latest news. Anonymous FTP info: !
- !
- /ftp-os2.nmsu.edu:pub/os2/2.0/gnu/emacs/ !
- ("ftp-os2" was formerly named "hobbes") !
- !
- Thanks go to Stephen Simpson <simpson@symcom.math.uiuc.edu>, Jonathan !
- Miller <jem+@andrew.cmu.edu>, Terry Kane <terryk@cc.gatech.edu>, J. D. !
- Baldwin <baldwin@csservera.usna.navy.mil>, and Ken Bass !
- <kbass@gmuvax2.gmu.edu>. !
-
- 99: Where can I get Emacs for my Atari ST?
-
- Emacs 18.57 is the latest version for TOS. Stefan Mueller-Pfeiffer
- <iff327@zam001.zam.kfa-juelich.de> says:
-
- There is also a version for MiNT, the multitasking enhancement for
- ATARI's TOS, which behaves almost like EMACS on a "real computer". This
- port was done by Erling Henanger <erlingh@idt.unit.no>.
-
- Anonymous FTP:
- /atari.archive.umich.edu:atari/gnustuff/tos/ (TOS Emacs 18.57) +
- /atari.archive.umich.edu:atari/new/mntemacs.zoo (MiNT Emacs) +
- /cs.uni-sb.de:/pub/atari/emacs/ +
-
- 100: Where can I get Emacs for my Amiga?
-
- All of the files are lharc-ed.
-
- Anonymous FTP:
- /oes.orst.edu:/pub/almanac/comp/amiga/software/gnuemacs-1.10/ !
-
- Via e-mail:
- To: almanac@oes.orst.edu -
- body:
- mode uuencode
- send computer amiga software gnuemacs <file>
- <file> is replaced by one of the following:
- Required: d1.lzh d2.lzh
- Recommended: d3_info.lzh d3_infolisp.lzh
- Optional: d3_autoloaded.lzh d3_entertainmentetc.lzh
- d3_entertainmentlisp.lzh d4_src.lzh d5_languagelisp.lzh
- d5_viclone.lzh d6_gnulibsrc.lzh d6_mailpackage.lzh
- d6_mathpackage.lzh d6_misc.lzh d6_textformat.lzh
- The `d#' at the beginning of each file is its disk number, which is
- referred to by the documentation.
-
- 101: Where can I get Emacs for my Apple computer?
-
- The FSF is a participant in a boycott of Apple because of Apple's "look
- and feel" copyright suits. See the file etc/APPLE for more details.
- Because of this boycott, the FSF doesn't include support in GNU software
- for Apple computers such as the Macintosh.
-
- Please don't help people port or develop software for Apple computers.
-
- 102: Where can I get Emacs with NeWS support?
-
- Chris Maio's NeWS support package for GNU Emacs is available via anonymous
- FTP: !
- !
- /columbia.edu:pub/ps-emacs.tar.Z !
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/ps-emacs.tar.Z !
-
- and via e-mail: !
-
- To: archive-server@columbia.edu
- body: send NeWS emacs-support !
-
- 103: Where do I get Emacs that runs on VMS under DECwindows?
-
- Hal R. Brand <BRAND@addvax.llnl.gov> is said to have a VMS save set with a
- ready-to-run VMS version of Emacs 18.55 for X Windows. It is available
- via anonymous FTP (addvax.llnl.gov). It is possible that the VMS versions
- of Emacs at other sites have X support compiled in. See etc/FTP for
- locations.
-
- Johan Vromans <jv@mh.nl> writes:
-
- Getting Emacs to run on VMS with DECwindows requires a number of changes
- to the sources. Fortunately this has been done already. Joshua Marantz
- <josh@viewlogic.com> did most of the work for Emacs 18.52, and the mods
- were ported to 18.55 by Johan Vromans <jv@mh.nl>. Also included is the
- handling of DEC's LK201 keyboard. You need to apply the changes to a
- fresh Emacs 18.55 distribution on a Unix system, and then you can copy
- the sources to VMS to perform the compile/link/build.
-
- The set of changes have been posted a number of times three times the
- last 12 months, so they should be widely available.
-
- Richard Levitte <levitte@e.kth.se> tells us that there are patches for +
- Emacs 18.57 and 18.58 available via e-mail: +
- +
- To: fileserv@ttt.kth.se +
- body: SEND EMACS-1857-PATCHES +
- or: SEND EMACS-1858-PATCHES +
-
- 104: Where can I get modes for Lex, Yacc/Bison, Bourne Shell, Csh, C++,
- Objective C, Pascal, Awk?
-
- As usual, look in the Lisp Code Directory (see question 88). For C++,
- if you use lisp-dir-apropos, you must specify the pattern like this:
-
- M-x lisp-dir-apropos RET c\+\+ RET
-
- 105: What is the IP address of XXX.YYY.ZZZ?
-
- If you are at a site with a deficient nameserver, you may need to know
- the IP address of a host to FTP files from it. You can get this
- information in two ways: -
-
- * By telnet:
-
- telnet nic.ddn.mil hostnames (or `telnet 192.112.36.5 101')
- hname XXX.YYY.ZZZ -
-
- * By e-mail:
-
- To: service@nic.ddn.mil
- Subject: host XXX.YYY.ZZZ
- or: whois XXX.YYY.ZZZ
- or: help
-
- or: +
- +
- To: resolve@cs.widener.edu +
- body: site XXX.YYY.ZZZ +
- +
- Information from Brendan Kehoe <brendan@cs.widener.edu>. +
-
-
-
-
- Major Emacs Lisp Packages, Emacs Extensions, and Related Programs
-
- This section lists version numbers, FTP sites, mailing lists, newsgroups,
- and other information for many important packages, extensions, and related
- programs. There is some overlap with the Lisp Code Directory, but these
- entries give more detailed information.
-
- If you know of any other packages that are so substantial that they
- deserve to be mentioned here, please tell me. Having its own mailing list
- or newsgroup or more than half a megabyte of source code are good signs.
-
- 106: VM (View Mail) -- another mail reader within Emacs
-
- Author: Kyle Jones <kyle@uunet.uu.net>
- Latest released version: 4.41
- Beta test version: 5.32
- Anonymous FTP:
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/vm-4.41.tar.Z !
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/as-is/timer.shar.Z !
- /ftp.uu.net:mail/vm-4.41.tar.Z !
- /ftp.uu.net:mail/vm-5.32beta.tar.Z +
- Newsgroups and mailing lists:
- Info-VM:
- gnu.emacs.vm.info
- info-vm-request@uunet.uu.net (for subscriptions)
- info-vm@uunet.uu.net (for submissions)
- Bug-VM:
- gnu.emacs.vm.bug
- bug-vm-request@uunet.uu.net (for subscriptions)
- bug-vm@uunet.uu.net (for submissions)
-
- 107: Supercite -- mail and news citation package within Emacs
-
- Author: Barry Warsaw <bwarsaw@cen.com>
- Mailing list: supercite-request@anthem.nlm.nih.gov (for subscriptions)
- supercite@anthem.nlm.nih.gov (for submissions)
- Latest version: 2.2
- Anonymous FTP:
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/sc-2.2.tar.Z !
- /ftp.cme.nist.gov:pub/gnu/sc2.2.tar.Z +
- Via e-mail:
- To: library@cme.nist.gov
- Subject: help
- NOTE: Superyank is an old version of Supercite.
-
- 108: GNUS -- news reader within Emacs
-
- Author: Masanobu Umeda <umerin@mse.kyutech.ac.jp>
- Latest official version: 3.13
- Unofficial test version: 3.14.1
- Anonymous FTP:
- /cs.umn.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z. +
- /aun.uninett.no:pub/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z +
- /wnoc-fuk.wide.ad.jp:pub/GNU/etc/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z +
- /liasun3.epfl.ch:pub/gnu/emacs/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z +
- /aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de:/pub/gnu/emacs/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z +
- /funet.fi:/networking/news/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z +
- /src.doc.ic.ac.uk:/gnu/EmacsBits/gnus/gnus-3.14.1.tar.Z +
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/gnus-3.13.tar.Z !
- Newsgroups and mailing lists:
- English-only:
- gnu.emacs.gnus
- info-gnus-english-request@cis.ohio-state.edu (for subscriptions)
- info-gnus-english@cis.ohio-state.edu (for submissions)
- Japanese (and some English):
- info-gnus-request@flab.fujitsu.co.jp (for subscriptions)
- info-gnus@flab.fujitsu.co.jp (for submissions)
-
- 109: Calc -- poor man's Mathematica within Emacs
-
- Author: Dave Gillespie <daveg@csvax.cs.caltech.edu>
- Latest released version: 2.02
- Anonymous FTP:
- /csvax.cs.caltech.edu:pub/calc-2.02.tar.Z +
- /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/calc-2.02.tar.Z +
- NOTE: Unlike Wolfram Research, Dave has never threatened to sue anyone
- for having a program with a similar command language to Calc. :-)
-
- 110: Calendar/Diary -- calendar manager within Emacs
-
- Author: Edward M. Reingold <reingold@cs.uiuc.edu>
- Latest version: 4.02
- Anonymous FTP:
- /emr.cs.uiuc.edu:pub/emacs/calendar {???} +
- Via e-mail:
- To: reingold@cs.uiuc.edu
- Subject: send-emacs-cal
- Put your best internet e-mail address in the body.
-
- 111: Ange-FTP -- transparent FTP access for Emacs's file access routines
-
- Author: Andy Norman <ange@hplb.hpl.hp.com>
- Latest official version: 4.20 !
- Anonymous FTP:
- /alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu:ange-ftp/ange-ftp.tar.Z !
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/ange-ftp.tar.Z !
- ugle.unit.no:pub/gnu/emacs-lisp/ange-ftp.tar.Z -
- Mailing lists:
- ange-ftp-lovers-request@anorman.hpl.hp.com (for subscriptions)
- Ange-FTP Lovers:
- ange-ftp-lovers@anorman.hpl.hp.com (for submissions)
- /ftp.reed.edu:pub/mailing-lists/ange-ftp/ (archives) !
- Ange-FTP Announcements:
- ange-ftp-lovers-announce@anorman.hpl.hp.com
- NOTE: now with support for accessing VMS, CMS, and MTS systems
-
- 112: VIP -- vi emulation for Emacs
-
- Author: Aamod Sane <sane@cs.uiuc.edu>
- Latest released version: 4.3
- Anonymous FTP:
- /cs.uiuc.edu:pub/vip4.3.tar.Z +
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/modes/vip-mode.tar.Z !
- NOTE: This version much more closely emulates vi than the one
- distributed with Emacs.
-
- 113: Dired -- better directory editor for Emacs
-
- Author: Sebastian Kremer <sk@thp.uni-koeln.de>
- Latest released version: 5.239
- Anonymous FTP: /ftp.cs.buffalo.edu:pub/Emacs/diredall.tar.Z +
- /ftp.uni-koeln.de:pub/gnu/emacs/diredall.tar.Z +
- NOTE: This is a huge improvement over the Dired distributed with Emacs.
- This version will be in Emacs 19.
-
- 114: AUC TeX -- enhanced LaTeX mode with debugging facilities
-
- Author: Kresten Krab Thorup <krab@iesd.auc.dk>
- Latest released version: 6.1 {???} !
- Anonymous FTP:
- /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auctex_5_6e.tar.Z {wrong} !
- /iesd.auc.dk:pub/emacs-lisp/auc-tex.tar.Z !
- Mailing list:
- auc-tex-request@iesd.auc.dk (for subscriptions)
- auc-tex@iesd.auc.dk (for submissions)
- auc-tex_mgr@iesd.auc.dk (auc-tex development team)
-
- 115: Hyperbole -- extensible hypertext management system within Emacs
-
- Author: Bob Weiner <rsw@cs.brown.edu>
- Anonymous FTP:
- /wilma.cs.brown.edu:pub/hyperbole/ h*.tar.Z +
- Mailing lists:
- hyperbole-announce -- Hyperbole release announcements only.
- Subscriptions:
- To: hyperbole-request@cs.brown.edu
- Subject: Add <mailbox@domain.name> to hyperbole-announce
- hyperbole -- Hyperbole discussion.
- Subscriptions:
- To: hyperbole-request@cs.brown.edu
- Subject: Add <mailbox@domain.name> to hyperbole
- Submissions:
- hyperbole@cs.brown.edu
- NOTE: Any member of the hyperbole mailing list is automatically a
- member of the hyperbole-announce mailing list.
- NOTE: No .UUCP or ! addresses are allowed on these mailing lists.
-
- 116: Byte Compiler -- enhanced version of Emacs's byte compiler
-
- Author: Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com>,
- Hallvard B. Furuseth <hallvard@ifi.uio.no>
- Anonymous FTP:
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/bytecomp.tar.Z !
- /ftp.uu.net:languages/elisp/packages/bytecomp.tar.Z +
- /src.doc.ic.ac.uk:gnu/EmacsBits/elisp-archive/packages/bytecomp.tar.Z +
-
- 117: comint -- hugely enhanced shell mode and other derived modes
-
- Author: Olin Shivers <Olin.Shivers@cs.cmu.edu>
- Anonymous FTP:
- /cs.cmu.edu:/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/shivers/lib/emacs/ +
- {comint,cmu{tex,shell,scheme,lisp},ml}.el
- (anonymous password must contain `@',
- cannot cd to intermediate directories)
-
- 118: BBDB -- personal info rolodex integrated with mail/news readers
-
- Author: Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com>
- Latest released version: 1.47 !
- Anonymous FTP:
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/bbdb.tar.Z !
- Mailing list:
- info-bbdb-request@lucid.com (for subscriptions)
- info-bbdb@lucid.com -
- bbdb-announce-request@lucid.com (to be informed of new releases)
- Note: BBDB does not work with VM 4. It does work with VM 5, RMAIL, GNUS, !
- and MH-E. !
-
- 119: Ispell -- spell checker in C with interface for Emacs
-
- Author: Geoff Kuenning <geoff@itcorp.com>
- Latest released version: 2.0.02
- Beta test version: 3.0 (9 patches)
- Anonymous FTP:
- /archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:/pub/gnu/ispell/ (version 2.0.02) !
- /ftp.cs.ucla.edu:/pub/ispell/ (version 3.0, patches, dictionaries) !
- /argus.math.orst.edu:pub/ispell/ (version 3.0, patches, dictionaries) !
- /ftp.th-darmstadt.de:pub/dicts/ispell/ (mirror of argus) !
- NOTE: Do not send mail to Geoff asking him to send you the latest
- version of Ispell. He does not have free e-mail.
-
- 120: Epoch -- enhanced GNU Emacs with better X interface
-
- Latest released version: 4.2 !
- Anonymous FTP:
- /cs.uiuc.edu:pub/epoch-files/epoch/epoch-4.2.tar.Z !
- /cs.uiuc.edu:pub/epoch-files/epoch/epoch-diff-4.1-4.2.tar.Z +
- /src.doc.ic.ac.uk:gnu/epoch/ +
- /aix370.rrz.uni-koeln.de:gnu/emacs/epoch/ +
- Newsgroup and mailing lists:
- Epoch:
- gnu.emacs.epoch
- epoch-request@cs.uiuc.edu (for subscriptions)
- epoch@cs.uiuc.edu (for submissions)
- Epoch-Design:
- epoch-design-request@cs.uiuc.edu (for subscriptions)
- epoch-design@cs.uiuc.edu (for submissions)
- FAQ list:
- Maintainer: Marc Andreessen <marca@ncsa.uiuc.edu>
- Anonymous FTP:
- /rtfm.mit.edu:pub/usenet/news.answers/epoch-faq +
- /ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu:outgoing/marca/epoch/Epoch.FAQ +
-
- 121: Lucid GNU Emacs -- alternative Emacs 19 with better X interface
-
- Primary Maintainer: Jamie Zawinski <jwz@lucid.com> +
- Other Developers: Eric Benson <eb@lucid.com> !
- Matthieu Devin <devin@lucid.com> !
- Harlan Sexton <hbs@lucid.com> !
- Latest released version: 19.3 !
- Anonymous FTP:
- /labrea.stanford.edu:pub/gnu/lucid/lemacs-19.3.tar.Z (source) !
- /labrea.stanford.edu:pub/gnu/lucid/lemacs-19.3-sun4.tar.Z (Sun4binaries) !
- Newsgroup and mailing lists:
- Bugs:
- bug-lucid-emacs-request@lucid.com (for subscriptions)
- bug-lucid-emacs@lucid.com (for submissions)
- Help:
- help-lucid-emacs-request@lucid.com (for subscriptions)
- help-lucid-emacs@lucid.com (for submissions)
-
- 122: Demacs -- GNU Emacs altered to run on MS-DOS on 386/486 machines
-
- Authors: Manabu Higashida <manabu@sigmath.osaka-u.ac.jp>
- HIRANO Satoshi <hirano@tkl.iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp>
- Latest released version: 1.2.0
- Anonymous FTP:
- /utsun.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp:GNU/demacs/ (nearest to U.S.A.) !
- /ftp.sigmath.osaka-u.ac.jp:pub/Msdos/Demacs/ +
- /wnoc-fuk.wide.ad.jp:pub/msdos/Demacs/ !
- /ftp.3com.com:pub/gnu/msdos/demacs/ !
- /mindseye.berkeley.edu:pub/kanji/demacs/ !
- /ftp.hawaii.edu:pub/editors/demacs.tar.Z !
- /ftp.math.ksu.edu:pub/pc/demacs/ +
- /wsmr-simtel20.army.mil:pd1:<msdos.demacs> {ange-ftp syntax?} !
- /ftp.uni-koeln.de:msdos/gnuprogs/dem120e.zip (executables, lisp-code, doc) !
- (PLEASE USE ONLY OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS!) +
- /ftp.uni-koeln.de:msdos/gnuprogs/dem120s.zip (sources, diffs) +
- (PLEASE USE ONLY OUTSIDE WORKING HOURS!) +
- /ftp.lysator.liu.se:pub/msdos/gnu/emacs/ +
- /mizar.docs.uu.se:pub/gnu/demacs/ !
- /iamsun.unibe.ch:PC/demacs/ !
- /flop.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:outgoing/demacs.tar !
- /ftp.funet.fi:pub/gnu/emacs/demacs/ +
- /garbo.uwasa.fi:pc/editor/dem120e.zip !
- /garbo.uwasa.fi:pc/editor/dem120s.zip !
- /ftp.win.tue.nl:pub/gnu/demacs/ !
- /ugle.unit.no:pub/gnu/Demacs/ !
- {Does anyone know which sites have the Kanji version?}
- Via e-mail:
- From garbo.uwasa.fi:
- To: mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi
- Subject: garbo-request
- Body: send pc/editor/dem120e.zip
- send pc/editor/dem120s.zip
- quit
- Downloading:
- EXEC-PC (Milwaukee, WI) 414-789-4210 (2400 bps)
- in the Mahoney MS-DOS file area in its Editors/wordprocessors
- library (F), named GNUEMACS.ZIP
- Channel 1 (Cambridge, MA) 617-345-8873 (9600 bps)
- in the New Uploads file area, named GNUEMACS.ZIP
- NOTE: Use the -d option of [pk]unzip for all .zip archives. Some sites
- have Demacs lharc'ed. If you need to find programs to unpack lharc and -
- zip format archives, Chris Dean <ctdean@talaris.com> points out that you
- should see the comp.compression FAQ, available for FTP: !
- /rtfm.mit.edu:pub/usenet/comp.compression/ !
- Mailing list:
- NOTE: There is no mailing list for Demacs. However, there is a list
- for DJGPP, which is the environment that Demacs runs in. Many
- Demacs problems are actually issues with DJGPP.
- DJGPP:
- Subscriptions:
- To: listserv@sun.soe.clarkson.edu
- body: add <your-address> djgpp
- or put `help' in the body.
- If this fails, mail to djgpp-request@sun.soe.clarkson.edu.
- Submissions:
- djgpp@sun.soe.clarkson.edu
- FAQ list:
- Maintainer: Dave Steibel <steibel@cs.umbc.edu>
- Anonymous FTP: algol.cs.umbc.edu:pub/demacs/demacs.faq
-
- 123: Freemacs -- a small Emacs for MS-DOS
-
- Author: Russ Nelson <nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu>
- Latest released version: 1.6a
- Anonymous FTP:
- /simtel20.army.mil:PD:<MSDOS.FREEMACS> {ange-ftp syntax?} !
- /grape.ecs.clarkson.edu:pub/msdos/freemacs/ !
- Via e-mail:
- To: archive-server@sun.soe.clarkson.edu
- body: help
- Via snail mail:
- address: Russell Nelson, 11 Grant St., Potsdam, NY 13676
- Send $15 copying fee, and specify preferred floppy disk format:
- 5.25", 360K, or 3.50", 720K
- Mailing lists:
- Subscriptions:
- To: listserv@sun.soe.clarkson.edu
- body: add <your-address> <name-of-list>
- or put `help' in the body.
- List distribution addresses:
- freemacs-announce@sun.soe.clarkson.edu
- freemacs-help@sun.soe.clarkson.edu
- freemacs-workers@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (send bug reports here)
-
- 124: Patch -- program to apply "diffs" for updating files
-
- Author: Larry Wall <lwall@netlabs.com>
- Latest version: 2.0 patchlevel 12u8 !
- (This is the version that supports the new unified diff format.)
- Anonymous FTP:
- /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/patch-2.0.12u8.tar.Z !
- /prep.ai.mit.edu:pub/gnu/patch-2.0.12g8.tar.Z (GNU version) +
-
-
-
-