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From: thakur%cfa201@harvard.harvard.edu (Manavendra K. Thakur)
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Subject: Stupid question
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Date: 21 Sep 89 19:25:17 GMT
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I'm going to ask what is most likely a very stupid question.  So if
this sort of thing annoys you, delete this message *now*.




I keep seeing these wonderful lisp packages being sent out onto the
info-gnu-emacs mailing list.  My questions are:

1) How do I take advantage of these packages?  How do I "install"
them, and where do I install them?  (Ie, do I save the packages in
appropriately labeled files in the emacs/lisp directory?)

2) If I'm recompiling gnuemacs, should these packages be loaded into
the dumped emacs?  If so, should I put the packages in site-init.el or
keep them in separate files (and edit the xmakefile so that it loads
these files)?

Note that I'm asking for tips and guidelines on the best way to
load/use these pacakges.  For example, I know that you can put in
anything you like in site-init.el.  I'm trying to get a sense of
whether people reserve site-init.el for simple variable overrides (as
described in the emacs installation notes) or if people also put in
large packages etc. in their site-init.el.  As you can see, I'm
more interested in what is practical and useful rather than just
possible.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

If it matters, I'm trying to compile GnuEmacs 18.55 on a Sun 3 running
SunOS 4.0.3.

                                Manavendra K. Thakur
				System Manager, High Energy Division
				Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophyics
                                thakur@cfa.harvard.edu
                                thakur%cfa201@harvard.harvard.edu