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From: hjanssen@cbnewse.att.com (hank janssen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Emacs -- what's out there now?
Message-ID: <1991Mar25.152759.17348@cbnewse.att.com>
Date: 25 Mar 91 15:27:59 GMT
References: <37090004@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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From article <37090004@hpfcdc.HP.COM>, by koren@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Steve Koren):
> 
>    > I'm looking for a
>    > *real* gnu emacs, if possible -- one that handles lisp.  
> 
>> The only existing port of GNU Emacs to to the Amiga that I know of
>> is relatively unstable, and will probably break on your '030.
> 
> The "real" GNU Emacs runs OK on an '030 (or at least, it does on
> mine).  It does, however, have some unstable parts.  I can crash
> it reliably by trying to use file completion several times in a row
> when it doesn't complete anything.  When those few things get fixed,
> it will be a reasonable tool.  You can use it effectively now if
> you remember what not to do :-)
> 
>   - steve


I love GNU-EMACS but it does not perform at all well on my Amiga with
the GVP 030/50Mhz. It guru's on me on the strangest times, and sometimes 
even refuses to start up at all. Even on my 68000 it has many problems. 
Its a pitty since it is a nice editor.

As long as they don't fix it i will continue to use microemacs......

Hank.