Re: [AUCTeX-devel] problems with make xemacs-package

[David Kastrup]

Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:

> * Uwe Brauer (2005-11-29) writes:
>
>> I am finally trying to synchronize the xemacs-package with the latest
>> auctex release. I am trying to use auctex-11.81, since I hesitate to
>> try a CVS version
>
> I already told you that you have to patch 11.81 in order for its
> installation routines to work correctly with XEmacs.

Anyway, we had several user-level changes going in recently.
Shouldn't we try getting 11.82 out before further working on stuff
like that?

>> But right away I have a problem
>> after
>> ./configure --with-xemacs=/usr/bin/xemacs 
>> make
>> and 
>> make xemacs-package (as David recommended)
>> I obtain
>> rm -rf xemacs-build
>> cp -a auctex- xemacs-build
>> cp: cannot stat `auctex-': No such file or directory
>> make: *** [xemacs-package] Error 1
>
>
> That's not the way xemacs-package is supposed to be used.

My fault, I guess.  I did not look closely when recommending to use
that target.

> Unpack AUCTeX 11.81 in an existing and configured AUCTeX tree. Suppose
> the tree is below ~/auctex.  You should then have
> ~/auctex/auctex-11.81.  In ~/auctex execute
> make xemacs-package FTPDIR=~/tmp TAG=11.81
> You are free to deviate from my suggestion of ~/tmp for $FTPDIR where
> the package will ultimately be put.

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David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum