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This file describes various problems that have been encountered |
This file describes various problems that have been encountered |
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in compiling, installing and running GNU Emacs. |
in compiling, installing and running GNU Emacs. |
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* Environment Variables from dotfiles are ignored with Mac OS X (Carbon). |
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When starting Emacs from the Dock or the Finder on Mac OS X, the |
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environment variables that are set up in dotfiles, such as .cshrc or |
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.profile, are ignored. This is because the Finder and Dock are not |
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started from a shell, but instead from the Window Manager itself. |
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The workaround for this is to create a .MacOSX/environment.plist file to |
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setup these environment variables. These environment variables will |
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apply to all processes regardless of where they are started. |
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For me information, see http://developer.apple.com/qa/qa2001/qa1067.html. |
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* Segfault on GNU/Linux using certain recent versions of the Linux kernel. |
* Segfault on GNU/Linux using certain recent versions of the Linux kernel. |
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With certain recent Linux kernels (like the one of Redhat Fedora Core |
With certain recent Linux kernels (like the one of Redhat Fedora Core |