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3 total messages Started by Aaron Dailey Thu, 07 Jan 1993 22:58
minimum files to run gnu emacs
#3604
Author: Aaron Dailey
Date: Thu, 07 Jan 1993 22:58
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We're setting up a portable sparc system to run standalone for trips
in the field.  Unfortunately, we only have a 200 MB hard drive, and
need to put several tools on it.  I want to put emacs on it, but I
need to minimize the space it takes.  Although I've used emacs for
over a year, I'm realizing I don't really understand entirely what
happens when you type emacs and the editor appears magically.

So, what do I need?  Of course, I need the executable.  How 'bout the
elisp files - some of them seem to be loaded dynamically (the
rectangle functions come to mind), but most are already in the
executable?  If I need the elisp files, do I just need the .elc files,
not the .el files.  None of the .c or .o files, I assume, and nothing
from the ./etc directory, except the executables.

Thanks,

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Re: minimum files to run gnu emacs
#3608
Author: Dietmar Braun
Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1993 14:19
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In article <AAROND.93Jan7155820@xibm.StorTek.com>, aarond@xibm.StorTek.com (Aaron Dailey) writes:
|> [...]
|> So, what do I need?  Of course, I need the executable.  How 'bout the
|> elisp files - some of them seem to be loaded dynamically (the
|> rectangle functions come to mind), but most are already in the
|> executable?  If I need the elisp files, do I just need the .elc files,
|> not the .el files.  None of the .c or .o files, I assume, and nothing
|> from the ./etc directory, except the executables.
|> 
|> Thanks,
|> 
|> --
|> Aaron Dailey Internet: Aaron_Dailey@stortek.com
|> StorageTek Corporation   Voice: (303) 673-4989, FAX: (303) 673-2570
|> Mail:  MS0242, 2270 South 88th Street, Louisville, C0 80028
|> 

      Hello,
It works without anyting but the executable. You will miss some comfort
and emacs gives some warnings (can't find etc directory, can't find lisp ...)
before startup.

So for a comfortable setup, You might make Your own version of default.el.
You should check all commands, you want to use, and make appropriate autoload 
entries default.el. Then You need *.elc versions of all those files.
elc size is about 1/3, so it's better to use .elc then .el. 
(This is also faster)
At last You'll need something from lisp/term, if You want to use
arrow keys/function keys. But I don't know exactly.

Hope this gives You an idea
  regards 
          Dietmar
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Re: minimum files to run gnu emacs
#3632
Author: Dale DePriest
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 21:30
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Naturally I have all of the information at home and I am at work
so I'll have to do this from memory.

In the lisp directory you will only need the .elc files for the most part.

To find out what you really need do the following:

cd /usr/local/emacs/lisp
ls -utl | more

and then

ls -utl term 

look at the dates.  The files are sorted by the most recent time
anyone actually used the file.  Look down the list and pick a 
date.  Everything below the line can be deleted.  You can use
some intelligence if you expect to be doing something unusual.

Now do the same thing to /usr/local/emacs/etc.

Note that the on-line help is in the file DOC-18....
You may want to take it along.

Hope this helps.

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