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diff README @ 47784:a51c8430272f
Add info on VMS versions.
| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Mon, 07 Oct 2002 22:45:18 +0000 |
| parents | 24100426242b |
| children | 23a1cea22d13 |
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--- a/README Mon Oct 07 22:30:45 2002 +0000 +++ b/README Mon Oct 07 22:45:18 2002 +0000 @@ -86,3 +86,20 @@ that aren't part of the standard distribution of the OS. The platform-specific README files and installation instructions should list the required tools. + +VMS info: + +Emacs 19.x and above do not compile out of the box on OpenVMS. +Richard Levitte <levitte@lp.se> is distributing and maintaining a +version of Emacs (currently based on version 19.28, but soon moving to +19.34 and then 20.1) that compiles and works on OpenVMS 5.5 and above +on both VAX and Alpha architectures. For more information see + + http://vms.gnu.org/software/released1/emacs.html#get_emacs_1928_kit + +There is also some effort going on with Emacs 21. Source code is +available at ftp://ftp.nvg.ntnu.no/pub/vms/emacs/. Look for most +recent stuff with ls -lta. + +It is a working "development" version (editing and much more works). +More developers are needed; contact roart@nvg.ntnu.no.