Hello, all.
I'm trying to compile and install X-Emacs. The .configure package path options for installing new versions of X-Emacs has changed, and I can't make them work for me!
I'm trying to install X-Emacs 21.5.29 (current Beta), and despite using the new package path .configure options introduced in 21.5.25, I can't control where X-Emacs goes looking for packages.
I have a sumo tarball unpacked in (for example) /tools/xemacs/xemacs-packages; and so when I ran the X-Emacs configure script, used the command line:
./configure --prefix=/net/tools -with-system-packages=/net/tools/lib/xemacs
Then, I try to load X-Emacs, and get failures on every 'require that I have in my init.el. Running xemacs with the "-no-init-file" option, I find that I have no access to modules like vc; c++-mode; etc. And using the online package installer yields an error message: "symbol's value as variable is void: allow-remote-paths"
I'm at my wits' end. PLEASE HELP!
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Doing some digging..
The X-Emacs 21.5.25 release notes (which explain the new load path controls) are at: XEmacs: XEmacs 21.5.25 "eggplant" is released. Later versions of 21.5.x have no mention of altered arguments in their release notes.
After compiling and running X-Emacs, I get the following config information
Command: / Result:
M-x describe-variable RET configure-late-package-directories / "/net/tools/lib/xemacs/"
M-x describe-variable RET load-path / /net/tools/share/xemacs/site-lisp/" "/net/tools/share/xemacs-21.5-b29/lisp/
---------- Post updated 04-01-10 at 09:14 AM ---------- Previous update was 03-31-10 at 11:46 AM ----------
Figured out the problem.. Packages were in :/net/tools/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/xemacs-packages/; instead of /net/tools/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/
Everything works now.