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diff --git a/app-editors/xemacs/files/README.Gentoo b/app-editors/xemacs/files/README.Gentoo new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..abb71cc90988 --- /dev/null +++ b/app-editors/xemacs/files/README.Gentoo @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@ +README.Gentoo +------------- + +This is a quick tutorial on how to configure the XEmacs package user +interface (package-ui). After you configure package-ui, you will be +able to download and install XEmacs packages and dependencies while in +XEmacs. For the complete documentation, see +/usr/share/doc/xemacs-21.4.*/README.packages.gz + +Once XEmacs is emerged onto a Gentoo Linux system, you will only have +the following elisp modules installed: xemacs-base, efs and +(optionally if you had mule in USE) mule-base. This guide will show +how to use package-ui to download and install your own preference in +elisp modules to ~/.xemacs/xemacs-packages. + +First, start XEmacs and load the package-ui elisp module. + + M-x load-library RET package-ui RET + +The first thing to set is the download site (package-ui installs via +network). + + M-x customize-variable RET package-get-remote RET + +Insert a new value, then: + + Choice: Remote + Host: ibiblio.org + Directory: /pub/packages/editors/xemacs/packages/ + +Make sure you set and save the change. Note, other host/directories +are possible. The the documentation for package-ui for more +information. Hint: ibiblio.org is *fast*. + +Then set the location package-ui should install to: + + M-x customize-variable RET pui-package-install-dest-dir RET + + Directory: ~/.xemacs/xemacs-packages + +Make sure you set and save the change. + +At this point you can install your modules: + + M-x pui-list-packages |