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From: par@EAGLE.MIT.EDU (Peter Richards)
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Subject: emacs
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Date: 4 May 91 14:08:06 GMT
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i'm trying to compile gnu emacs here on a siemens nixdorf wx200
(a 386 deskside computer) running sco unix V/386 version 3.2.

to compile gnu emacs, one has to build two system-specific header
(dot-h) files.  these are the "s-" and "m-" files.  the s- file 
reflects the operating-system under which emacs is being compiled.
the m- file reflects the machine (hardware).  

the standard distribution of gnu emacs (version 18.55) contains 
canned s- and m- files for various machines and operating systems - 
but not exactly for my situation.  the closest files seem to be 
m-intel386.h (for intel 386 machines) and s-usg5-3.h (for the latest 
Sys V Unix).  when i try to compile with these headers the compilation
breaks in the file sysdep.c:  the struct tchars is undefined.  struct
tchars seems to have something to do with the ioctl/termio system.
i see the definition on other SysV-like systems here in the file
/usr/include/sys/ioctl.h but not on the SCO system.

so:  i need a different s- file.  so has anyone there successfully
compiled gnu emacs for sco unix V/386?  if so, they could find which
s- and m- files are used by looking in the file ...emacs/src/config.h.


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