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Calum:
hello again, all. Just wondering if anybody knows where i can get a totally NOT xwindows version of emacs for my new pentium 75Mhz (BasicLinux Slackware) computer that i haven't got yet. The aim is to get a really small version of emacs that does not have any bloated code for it to run in XWindows. Sorry, that was a bit vague. What i mean is that i want a 'command line' only version of emacs, without all the other gumph hanging on and wasting disk space. any ideas?
I went to the download list but there just seem to be newer 'compatible with X' versions, which isn't actually what i want... i wonder if anybody knows where a slimmer, probably older, version could be obtained. This is of course the perfect opportunity for somebody to tell me that i can get a tiny version of vi or vim, and if that's the case, then bring it on, i am happy to learn it if i have to! can any of these be got somewhere please?
[edited because i was a bit vague]
[ November 18, 2002: Message edited by: Calum: Linux Commando ]
voidmain:
Hmmm, I don't know if this will be helpful, I know it's not exactly what you are looking for in an answer but I don't know if you will find the answer you really want without going to a really old version of emacs.
If you want a non-X version of emacs because of the physical size in disk space it uses you might look at other editors such as jed, joe (I used to like joe), pico (the editor used for pine), etc.
If you want a non-X version because of the amount of RAM then I think you can use your existing emacs with no problem. If you are at a console, it should detect that there is no X available and not load all of the extra X stuff. In other words you should not have a problem using the existing emacs.
But who knows, maybe there is a trimmed down version with no X code in it, I haven't been able to find it in a quick search.
DC:
quote:Originally posted by Calum: Linux Commando:
i wonder if anybody knows where a slimmer, probably older, version could be obtained.
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A slim version of Emacs? Isn't that a *bit* of an oxymoron?
Calum:
thanks for the thoughts, void main, i have no problems with using pico instead, but tell me, will vi or vim be able to do the slim install i am after?
thanks. Basically i want to be able to install the editor on a system which [idoes[/i] run X, but with no X stuff in it, so it can only be run at a prompt. thanks again......
voidmain:
Yes, VIM has no X code in it (unless you install vim-X11 or gvim etc). It is my first choice for all ocassions as you know, which is why I didn't list it in my last message. VIM installs in about 10MB. It is very fast on even the most limited of resources.
Pine is about 6.5MB and includes the "pico" editor. "jed" is ~2.5MB, and "joe" is less than 0.5MB.
Actually "jed" might just be exactly what you are looking for. You probably have a copy on your installation CD. It uses the emacs commands (among other command sets), and it has color syntax hilighting. Here is a clip from the man page:
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[ November 18, 2002: Message edited by: void main ]
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