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Update on LCD maintenance.
author Dave Love <fx@gnu.org>
date Sat, 23 Jan 1999 22:09:19 +0000
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2306 search under keywords. The Lisp source to most packages contains a 2306 search under keywords. The Lisp source to most packages contains a
2307 short description of how they should be loaded, invoked, and configured -- 2307 short description of how they should be loaded, invoked, and configured --
2308 so before you use or modify a Lisp package, see if the author has provided 2308 so before you use or modify a Lisp package, see if the author has provided
2309 any hints in the source code. 2309 any hints in the source code.
2310 2310
2311 If a package does not come with Emacs, check the Lisp Code Directory, 2311 If a package does not come with Emacs, check the Lisp Code
2312 (formerly?) maintained by Dave Brennan. The directory is contained 2312 Directory, maintained (unfortunately slowly at present) by Dave
2313 in the file LCD-datafile.Z, available from the Emacs Lisp Archive (see 2313 Brennan <brennan@gnu.org>. The directory is contained in the file
2314 question 90), and is accessed using the "lispdir" package, available from 2314 LCD-datafile.Z, available from the Emacs Lisp Archive (see question
2315 the same site. Note that lispdir.el requires crypt++, which you can grab 2315 90), and is accessed using the "lispdir" package, available from the
2316 from the Emacs Lisp Archive's "misc" subdirectory when you get 2316 same site. Note that lispdir.el requires crypt++, which you can
2317 grab from the Emacs Lisp Archive's "misc" subdirectory when you get
2317 lispdir.el. 2318 lispdir.el.
2318 2319
2319 Once you have installed lispdir.el and LCD-datafile, you can use "M-x 2320 Once you have installed lispdir.el and LCD-datafile, you can use "M-x
2320 lisp-dir-apropos" to search the listing. For example, "M-x 2321 lisp-dir-apropos" to search the listing. For example, "M-x
2321 lisp-dir-apropos RET ange-ftp RET" produces this output: 2322 lisp-dir-apropos RET ange-ftp RET" produces this output:
2374 2375
2375 * Any files with names ending in ".Z", ".z", or ".gz" are 2376 * Any files with names ending in ".Z", ".z", or ".gz" are
2376 compressed, so you should use "binary" mode in FTP to retrieve 2377 compressed, so you should use "binary" mode in FTP to retrieve
2377 them. You should also use binary mode whenever you retrieve any 2378 them. You should also use binary mode whenever you retrieve any
2378 files with names ending in ".elc". 2379 files with names ending in ".elc".
2379
2380 Note that the archive is apparently not being maintained at the time of
2381 writing; a volunteer to take on the task would be welcome.
2382 2380
2383 Packages which have been posted to gnu.emacs.sources should be locatable 2381 Packages which have been posted to gnu.emacs.sources should be locatable
2384 via a service like Dejanews. 2382 via a service like Dejanews.
2385 2383
2386 91: How do I submit code to the Emacs Lisp Archive? 2384 91: How do I submit code to the Emacs Lisp Archive?