diff mac/INSTALL @ 83548:c71725faff1a

Merged from emacs@sv.gnu.org. Last-minute emacsclient rewrites be damned! Patches applied: * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-490 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-491 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-492 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-493 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-494 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-495 Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-496 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-497 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-498 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-499 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-500 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-501 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-502 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-503 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-504 Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-505 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-506 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-507 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-508 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-509 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-510 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-511 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-512 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-513 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-514 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-515 Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-516 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-517 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-518 Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-519 Update from CVS: etc/TUTORIAL.cn: Updated. * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-520 Merge from erc--emacs--22 * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-521 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-522 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-523 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-524 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-525 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-526 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-527 Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-528 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-529 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-530 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-531 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-532 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-533 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-534 Merge from gnus--rel--5.10 * emacs@sv.gnu.org/emacs--devo--0--patch-535 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-161 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-162 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-163 Merge from emacs--devo--0 * emacs@sv.gnu.org/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-164 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-165 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-166 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-167 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-168 Update from CVS * emacs@sv.gnu.org/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-169 Merge from emacs--devo--0 * emacs@sv.gnu.org/gnus--rel--5.10--patch-170 Update from CVS git-archimport-id: lorentey@elte.hu--2004/emacs--multi-tty--0--patch-588
author Karoly Lorentey <lorentey@elte.hu>
date Sun, 03 Dec 2006 15:03:30 +0000
parents e10391aa221e
children 3d45362f1d38 f1d13e615070
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--- a/mac/INSTALL	Sun Dec 03 12:36:08 2006 +0000
+++ b/mac/INSTALL	Sun Dec 03 15:03:30 2006 +0000
@@ -29,14 +29,10 @@
 must install as root using the sudo command.  However, it is not
 recommended; see the notes section below for more details.
 
-The --enable-carbon-app specifies that the carbon GUI application
+The --enable-carbon-app specifies that the Carbon GUI application
 should be installed into /Application.  If you want it to install in a
 different location, specify --enable-carbon-app=<mydir>
 
-If you have X Window installed on your Mac and you are building Emacs
-to run under Carbon and not X Window, you need to type `./configure
---without-x' instead of `./configure'.
-
 You can type `make bootstrap' instead of `make' to rebuild everything,
 including byte-compiling the Lisp files.
 
@@ -47,23 +43,31 @@
 -k' instead of `make' and safely ignore the error messages and use the
 existing info files.
 
-After Emacs is installed, you can run it by typing `emacs -nw' from a
-terminal (make sure your path contains /usr/local/bin) or by
-double-clicking on /Applications/Emacs.app in the Finder.  To start
-Emacs as a GUI application from the terminal, the pathname to the
-executable in the bundle, i.e.,
+After Emacs is installed, you can run a text-only terminal version by
+typing `emacs' from a terminal (make sure your path contains
+/usr/local/bin) or a GUI application by double-clicking on
+/Applications/Emacs.app in the Finder.  Even in the terminal version,
+some Carbon-specific functions such as `mac-set-file-creator' are
+still meaningful.
+
+To start Emacs as a GUI application from the terminal, the pathname to
+the executable in the bundle, i.e.,
 
   /Application/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs
 
 must be typed to the shell to enable Emacs to locate its resources
-correctly.  You may want to create a symlink or alias to this path to
-quickly access both the terminal and GUI versions.
+correctly.  You may want to create an alias to this path to quickly
+access both the terminal and GUI versions.  You can specify some
+standard Emacs options when invoking Emacs in this way.
 
-If you are building Emacs to run on Mac OS X and X Window,
-instead of typing `./configure' above, type
+Emacs on Mac OS X is not configured to use X11 unless either it is
+requested or the use of Carbon is disabled explicitly.  So, if you are
+building Emacs to run on X Window System, you need to specify like:
 
-  ./configure --without-carbon --with-x
+  ./configure --with-x
 
+Note that the Carbon-specific functions mentioned above are not
+available on the X11-enabled build.
 
 To use colors in a terminal, put the following lines in the file
 ~/.termcap and log in again.
@@ -134,7 +138,7 @@
 a script that will greatly simplify the process.  It is called
 make-package and it is contained in this directory.  It will generate
 a disc image containing a installer bundle.  By default the installer
-will place the emacs common files in /usr/local/* and the carbon
+will place the emacs common files in /usr/local/* and the Carbon
 application in /Applications.  Typical usage would be
 
 ./make-package