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From: peter@geog.ubc.ca (Peter Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: MiNT, MGR, emacs, problems and questions
Keywords: MiNT MGR emacs
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Date: 26 Jun 91 18:31:11 GMT
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Hello, I am setting up a system with MiNT and MGR and have encountered
some problems and questions that I hope someone could help with:

1. MGR works fine with the init.prg supplied with MiNT, but if I try
to use BASH or gulam as my shell, then I get a "can't get a pty" error
when I try to open a windom. (I remember someone mentioning a solution
to this before, but didn't take note at the time)

2. BASH seems to choke when using the LS.PRG supplied in akputil7.zoo 
- I get a bus or addressing error and MiNT crashes. LS.PRG seems to work
fine with other shells. Has anyone else encountered this? Is there another
LS that I should be using?

3. What (emacs-ish) editor are people using with MiNT/MGR? I have tried 
mg2a inside a mgr vt52 widow - the text came up fine, but every keystroke
generated garbage (an @ character I think). I had problems with me310 as
well.

4. Has anyone compiled gnu-emacs to operate under MiNT and allow multiple
shells etc? (This is my preferred windowing environment) If so, would 
they care to share the changes that were necessary to compile the 
sources?

Thanks very much for any help, I will be happy to provide any information
I receive to others or summarize and post if there is sufficient interest.

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Peter L. Jackson               | peter@geog.ubc.ca  
Atmospheric Science Programme  | pjackson@unixg.ubc.ca
Department of Geography        | usermeso@ubcmtsg.bitnet
University of British Columbia | ph:(604)822-2269 fax:(604)822-6150