From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: tsd@tsdye.com (Thomas S. Dye) Subject: Re: emacs24-starter-kit and Aquamacs 3.0 Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 08:51:35 -1000 Message-ID: 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 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44105) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wl0l7-0004nl-QQ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 15 May 2014 14:52:06 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wl0l2-0000VI-BG for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 15 May 2014 14:52:01 -0400 Received: from gproxy3-pub.mail.unifiedlayer.com ([69.89.30.42]:36836) by eggs.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Wl0l2-0000Tl-3W for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 15 May 2014 14:51:56 -0400 In-Reply-To: <2418ef37cb0f8bc68cbfe4ce411dc19b@mail.rickster.com> (Rick Frankel's message of "Thu, 15 May 2014 13:19:15 -0400") 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: Rick Frankel Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Aloha all, Macports has an emacs-app that bundles all the files in /Applications/MacPorts/Emacs.app/ We use this at work and find it convenient. All the best, Tom Rick Frankel writes: > 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. >> >> The "nextstep" build of emacs runs as a native app, >> >> You are suggesting to a Mac user to build his own Emacs? >> Do you know what that takes? >> About 10 minutes :-) >> >> I just realized that it is even possible to download it prebuilt. >> >> I recommend a homebrew-based install of emacs. >> >> I like the version available from railwaycat/emacsmacport tap >> (https://github.com/railwaycat/emacs-mac-port [1]). > > 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. > > 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. > > rick > > -- Thomas S. Dye http://www.tsdye.com