This distribution was built from GNU Emacs versiopn 18.41 with
modifications. These modifications will probably show up in a later
release of GNU Emacs as they get merged back into the new
distributions from the Free Software Foundation

This distribution tape is one backup saveset "emacs.bck". It was
recorded at 1600 BPI. The saveset contains objects, but no
executables. The objects were compiled on VMS 4.5, but with VMS4_0
defined. To get Emacs going you should:

1. Restore the save set back to disk. The saveset contains about
   22,000 blocks. All of the Emacs files must be on the same directory
   tree. The distribution was created on a version 4.5 system.

   If you don't have enough room for all of the saveset copy at least:
                [distrib_gnuemacs.etc]*.*
                [distrib_gnuemacs.lisp]*.*
                [distrib_gnuemacs.src]*.*

   Once the saveset has been copied, you can probably safely delete
   the files in [.gdb] (GNU debugger), [.cpp] (C pre-processor), and
   [.shortnames] (programs for short names). Additionally, you might
   delete the files in [.man] if you don't have TeX. These are the
   sources for the manual.

2. Edit the file emacs.com in the top Emacs directory. It contains a
   "define" command to define the rooted directory "emacs_library".
   You should make this point to wherever Emacs has been copied to.
   Execute this command file.

3. If you are running on VMS 4.4 or later, then execute the file
   "rename.com" in the top level Emacs directory. This renames certain
   files that have "_" in their names to have "-" in their names
   instead.

4. Link the executables in [.etc]. The command file "link.com" should
   do this for you. If you have the VAX C compiler, then you can
   recompile the programs using "complink.com". Then run the file
   "makedoc.com" to create the doc files.

5. If you have the C compiler, edit "s_vms.h" in [.src] to indicate
   which version of VMS you are running on. Symbols of the form
   "VMS4_X" (where "X" is "0", "2", or "4") indicate which version of
   vms you are running. Again, if you have the C compiler, delete the
   objects and run the file "compile.com" to compile the source. You
   will get lots of compiler warnings for truncated symbols. Ignore
   them.

6. Create temacs.exe. Do this by executing the command file "link.com"
   in [.src]. You will see many warnings due to compilation warnings,
   ignore them.

7. Create temacs.dump. Do this by running "build.com".

8. Test emacs by first running "testemacs.com" (to set up a symbol).
   Actually start up the test version of emacs with "$ runtemacs".

9. Once you are sure that things are working,rename temacs.exe to
   [-]emacs.exe and temacs.dump to [-]emacs.dump.

If you want to use pseudo terminals rather than mailboxes to talk to
subprocesses, follow the directions in emacs_library:[ptydriver] to
build and install the pseudo terminal drivers. Then define the
variable "use-ptycom" to non-NIL. When you start up a subprocess you
will then be using a pseudo terminal rather than a mailbox. It is
important that you use the ptydriver in this directory. Earlier
versions of the ptydriver would sometimes crash the system.

Questions, suggestions and bug reports are welcome. If you are on a
network send EMAIL, otherwise U.S. Mail, or a phone call are fine. My 
address is:

                Marty Sasaki
                Ziff Davis Technical Information Company
                80 Blanchard Road
                Burlington, Massachusetts 01803
                617-273-5500

                sasaki@harvard.harvard.edu (arpa)
                ...harvard!sasaki (uucp)
                sasaki@harvunxh (bitnet)

There are several mailing lists that deal with GNU Emacs, and GNU in
general. To get on a mailing list send a request to the mailing list
name with a "-request" added to the end of the name. To get on the
vms-gnu-emacs mailing list (vms-gnu-emacs@harvard.harvard.edu), send a
request to "vms-gnu-emacs-request@harvard.harvard.edu". Be sure to
include in the text of your note the address that you want the
postings to be sent to. Don't depend on your return address being
correct, mailers sometimes hopelessly destroy return addresses.

   o info-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu. This list talks about general
     things with GNU Emacs (all flavors), and announcements. This list
     is not for bug reports.

   o bug-gnu-emacs@prep.ai.mit.edu. Bugs and bug fixes are to be found
     on this list. Generally speaking, if you aren't interested in
     hacking on Emacs you shouldn't be on this list.

   o vms-gnu-emacs@harvard.harvard.edu. Talk about bugs and fixes that
     are specific to the VMS version.

Cheers!