From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Vikas Rawal Subject: Re: emacs24-starter-kit and Aquamacs 3.0 Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 21:41:20 +0200 Message-ID: <381F2253-F4EC-4719-A8A0-2E4233D6D2C4@agrarianresearch.org> References: <6DEC36B6-C61B-45B2-8A30-1EC16C14F173@axelkielhorn.de> <00C04615-F5ED-4018-B636-8C38737FE9CE@axelkielhorn.de> <811C8DEC-DA94-4329-A9D1-A3F73207954C@agrarianresearch.org> <2418ef37cb0f8bc68cbfe4ce411dc19b@mail.rickster.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 7.2 \(1874\)) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59769) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wl1X0-0004cx-CB for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 15 May 2014 15:41:34 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wl1Wv-0001y5-97 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 15 May 2014 15:41:30 -0400 Received: from mail-ee0-f50.google.com ([74.125.83.50]:63763) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wl1Wv-0001xR-33 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 15 May 2014 15:41:25 -0400 Received: by mail-ee0-f50.google.com with SMTP id e51so972800eek.9 for ; Thu, 15 May 2014 12:41:24 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: "Thomas S. Dye" Cc: Rick Frankel , org-mode mailing list This thread is rather off-topic for this list. Isn=92t it?=20 But since we have a hugely tolerant community, it is perhaps okay. I have a homebrew install, with a symbolic link to = /Applications/Emacs.app. Works just fine.=20 Vikas On 15-May-2014, at 8:51 pm, Thomas S. Dye wrote: > Aloha all, >=20 > Macports has an emacs-app that bundles all the files in > /Applications/MacPorts/Emacs.app/ >=20 > We use this at work and find it convenient. >=20 > All the best, > Tom >=20 > Rick Frankel writes: >=20 >> On 2014-05-15 10:31, Vikas Rawal wrote: >>> Probably not the answer you want, but as a long-time mac and emacs >>> user, my suggestion would be to use the vanilla os x version of = emacs. >>>=20 >>> The "nextstep" build of emacs runs as a native app, >>>=20 >>> You are suggesting to a Mac user to build his own Emacs? >>> Do you know what that takes? >>> About 10 minutes :-) >>>=20 >>> I just realized that it is even possible to download it prebuilt. >>>=20 >>> I recommend a homebrew-based install of emacs. >>>=20 >>> I like the version available from railwaycat/emacsmacport tap >>> (https://github.com/railwaycat/emacs-mac-port [1]). >>=20 >> Not familiar w/ emacsports, will take a look at it this weekend. My >> problem w/ the homebrew install (and i'm a homebrew fan) is that >> i prefer the "all-in-one" (--with-ns) package and not having the app >> spread around /usr/local in unix fashion the way the homebrew install >> works. >>=20 >> Personally, i used homebrew to install the build dependencies >> (autoconf, automake, imagemagick, etc) and the git mirror of the = emacs >> trunk (http://git.sv.gnu.org/emacs.git) YMMV. >>=20 >> rick >>=20 >>=20 >=20 > --=20 > Thomas S. Dye > http://www.tsdye.com >=20