[OS X Emacs] Emacs.app 9.0-rc3 released

Adrian Robert adrian.b.robert at gmail.com
Fri Nov 23 05:33:03 EST 2007


Emacs.app version 9.0-rc3 is released, bringing the multi-TTY merge
from the emacs core (unicode-2 branch), and a number of bug fixes and
minor enhancements:

Bug fixes: fringe and bitmap, frame deletion, resizing, cursor blink,
workspace open-file, image backgrounds, toolbar item enablement,
context menu positioning.

Features: support 10.5, give site-lisp load precedence over lisp and
add a compile option to prefer an additional directory, use
miniaturized miniwindow images in some cases, rename cursor types for
consistency w/other emacs terms, improved font selection for symbol
scripts.

This release owes thanks to Peter Dyballa and Yamamoto Mitsuharu.  PPC
binaries courtesy of the Aquamacs server.

This release was not tested under GNUstep and may not work.  If you
have a GNUstep setup and would be willing to test, let me know.
Source and binaries:

http://emacs-app.sf.net/


If you compile yourself, please use the 'compile' script in nextstep.
This now supports adding a prepended path for lisp loading:

./compile --enable-local-lisp-path=PATH <e.g., /Library/Preferences/Emacs>


Remaining problems and plans:

The multi-TTY functionality is not complete: mixed GUI and TTY
sessions do not work.  Some tweaking to event-handling will be needed,
but this may be easier once the multi-TTY support in the core matures.
 We will aim for completion by 9.0.

The way looks clear for the port to go into GNU Emacs CVS some time
after 22.2 is released and the unicode-2 branch is merged to the
trunk.  After that time the SourceForge site will continue to house
snapshot releases and binaries, and serve as a coordination point for
development work.


cheers,
Adrian



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