Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 17:58:46 -0400 (EDT) From: Snob Art Genre <benedict@echonyc.com> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: Dan Swartzendruber <dswartz@druber.com>, "Stephen J. Roznowski" <sjr@home.net>, current@FreeBSD.ORG, jkh@time.cdrom.com Subject: Re: 3.0 installation problems Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.02.9810241753270.12546-100000@echonyc.com> In-Reply-To: <199810242040.NAA07711@dingo.cdrom.com>
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I would suggest compiling emacs up from the ports collection; if it doesn't detect X libraries on the system, it will link without them. On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, Mike Smith wrote: > > Speaking of irritating installation issues: why do I have to install X > > to use emacs? I seem to recall, back in my linux days, that there was > > an emacs executable that didn't require X. The standard emacs binary > > requires a bunch of non vty libraries that I don't really want to have > > to install on stripped-down servers. > > If the machine is "stripped down", then you sure don't want Emacs on it. > Try one of the lighter clones, and save yourself the worry. Ben "You have your mind on computers, it seems." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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