X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/gnu-emacs/blobdiff_plain/7f1fa8585763a837e756e7cab840f1c67c6c32f4..403546cb0f95f9c59fe63d702703637cf237f321:/README diff --git a/README b/README index e32e367385..c9a2f69700 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -This directory tree holds version 21.3.50 of GNU Emacs, the extensible, +This directory tree holds version 22.0.50 of GNU Emacs, the extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor. You may encounter bugs in this release. If you do, please report @@ -53,10 +53,10 @@ this script will help you distribute your version to others. There are several subdirectories: `src' holds the C code for Emacs (the Emacs Lisp interpreter and - its primitives, the redisplay code, and some basic editing + its primitives, the redisplay code, and some basic editing functions). `lisp' holds the Emacs Lisp code for Emacs (most everything else). -`leim' holds the library of Emacs input methods, Lisp code and +`leim' holds the library of Emacs input methods, Lisp code and auxiliary data files required to type international characters which can't be directly produced by your keyboard. `lib-src' holds the source code for some utility programs for use by or @@ -86,3 +86,20 @@ There are several subdirectories: 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 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.