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From: lusgr@vax1.cc.lehigh.edu (Steve Roseman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: Problems building GNU Emacs 18.55
Message-ID: <74.2747a49a@vax1.cc.lehigh.edu>
Date: 19 Nov 90 14:23:38 GMT
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In article <1990Nov15.153841.8125@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>, gsh7w@astsun.astro.Virginia.EDU (Greg Hennessy) writes:
> I have been trying to build GNU emacs 18.55 on a RS/6000 model 540
> running AIX 3.1. I started with the version on prep.ai.mit.edu, and
> also used the files on byron.u.washington.edu. However, when the
> linking is tone to product the temacs file, the loader gives the
> following error messages, which I do not understand. Can anyone
> provide some help?
> 
>......
>
> -Greg Hennessy, University of Virginia
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I would like to clarify the situation about the files at byron.  Several people
in the past have said basically the same as the above - "I got the files but
it doesn't work."  The problem is that currently the files there are not
complete, YOU MUST READ AND FOLLOW "README-18.55".  The proper s- and m- files
are in there, as is a (backwards...) patch to Makefile.  I will accept part of
the blame since 1) I produced the Makfile.diff, and 2) I knew of the situation 
for a while and didn't get it corrected.  

I have sent Eliot Lim at Washington a replacement 'shar' file which he will
put up as individual files or as a shar file, but is complete and not confusing.
I have built GNU Emacs from this and a fresh 18.55 distribution.  (That's how
I found out the Makefile patch was wrong.)  The new files should be available
in a few days, when the system administrator for byron gets back to town.  Note
that there are no code changes to these files; if you have Emacs running you
don't need them.  If you are having troubles, get the README-18.55 and follow
it.  This is not meant to be a personal flame - I don't always read the READMEs
carefully either.

For some good news, I have working unexaix.c, revised by someone who will 
remain nameless until he is satisfied with its quality.  When he is done,
it will be made available, and his name published, so that the thanks may be
directed to the gentleman who put in a lot of work to make our RS/6000s run
a bit faster.  However, don't ask for it yet, wait a few more days.  If IBM can
preannounce things, why can't we?

Now, has anyone done the work on X-Windows?

Steve

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Steve Roseman
Lehigh University Computing Center
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