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# Line 3586  A list of sites mirroring @samp{ftp.gnu. Line 3586  A list of sites mirroring @samp{ftp.gnu.
3586  @cindex Lucid Emacs  @cindex Lucid Emacs
3587  @cindex Epoch  @cindex Epoch
3588    
3589  First of all, they're both GNU Emacs.  XEmacs is just as much a later  XEmacs is a branch version of Emacs.  It was earlier called as Lucid
3590  version of GNU Emacs as the FSF-distributed version.  This FAQ refers to  Emacs, and it was based on a prerelease version of Emacs 19.  In this
3591  the latest version to be distributed by the FSF as ``Emacs,'' partly  FAQ, we use the name ``Emacs'' only for the official version.
3592  because the XEmacs maintainers now refer to their product using the  
3593  ``XEmacs'' name, and partly because there isn't any accurate way to  Emacs and XEmacs each come with Lisp packages that are lacking in the
3594  differentiate between the two without getting mired in paragraphs of  other.  The two versions have some significant differences at the Lisp
3595  legalese and history.  programming level.
   
 XEmacs, which began life as Lucid Emacs, is based on an early version of  
 Emacs 19 and Epoch, an X-aware version of Emacs 18.  
   
 Emacs (i.e., the version distributed by the FSF) has a larger installed  
 base and now always contains the MULE multilingual facilities.  
 XEmacs can do some clever tricks with X and MS-Windows, such as  
 putting arbitrary graphics in a buffer.  Similar facilities have been  
 implemented for Emacs as part of a new redisplay implementation for  
 Emacs 21, and are available in the latest Emacs releases.  
 Emacs and XEmacs each come with  
 Lisp packages that are lacking in the other; RMS says that the FSF would  
 include more packages that come with XEmacs, but that the XEmacs  
 maintainers don't always keep track of the authors of contributed code,  
 which makes it impossible for the FSF to have certain legal papers  
 signed.  (Without these legal papers, the FSF will not distribute Lisp  
 packages with Emacs.)  The two versions have some  
 significant differences at the Lisp programming level.  
3596    
3597  Many XEmacs features have found their way into recent versions of Emacs,  Many XEmacs features have found their way into recent versions of Emacs,
3598  and more features can be expected in the future, but there are still many  and more features can be expected in the future, but there are still many
3599  differences between the two.  differences between the two.
3600    
3601  The latest stable branch of XEmacs as of this writing is 21.4; you can  The FSF has used some of the code in XEmacs, and would like to use
3602  get it at  other parts, but the earlier XEmacs maintainers did not always keep
3603    track of the authors of contributed code, which makes it impossible
3604  @uref{ftp://ftp.xemacs.org/pub/xemacs/xemacs-21.4/xemacs-21.4.12.tar.gz}  for the FSF to get copyright papers signed for that code.  (The FSF
3605    requires these papers for all the code included in Emacs, aside from
3606  More information about XEmacs, including a list of frequently asked  generic C support packages that are not integrated into the code of
3607  questions (FAQ), is available at  Emacs proper.)
   
 @uref{http://www.xemacs.org/}  
3608    
3609  @node Emacs for MS-DOS, Emacs for Windows, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Finding Emacs and related packages  @node Emacs for MS-DOS, Emacs for Windows, Difference between Emacs and XEmacs, Finding Emacs and related packages
3610  @section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?  @section Where can I get Emacs for my PC running MS-DOS?
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3933  @email{daveg@@csvax.cs.caltech.edu, Dave Gillespie}  @email{daveg@@csvax.cs.caltech.edu, Dave Gillespie}
3934    
3935  @item Latest version  @item Latest version
3936  2.02f  2.02g (part of Emacs since version 21.4)
3937    
3938  @item Distribution  @item Distribution
3939  @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/calc/calc-2.02f.tar.gz}  No separate distribution outside of Emacs.  Older versions
3940    are available at @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/calc/}.
3941    
3942  @end table  @end table
3943    
# Line 3996  better than the one distributed with Ema Line 3977  better than the one distributed with Ema
3977  @end table  @end table
3978    
3979  @node AUCTeX, BBDB, VIPER, Major packages and programs  @node AUCTeX, BBDB, VIPER, Major packages and programs
3980  @section AUCTeX --- enhanced LaTeX mode with debugging facilities  @section AUC@TeX{} --- enhanced @TeX{} modes with debugging facilities
3981  @cindex Mode for @TeX{}  @cindex Mode for @TeX{}
3982  @cindex @TeX{} mode  @cindex @TeX{} mode
3983  @cindex AUCTeX mode for editing @TeX{}  @cindex AUC@TeX{} mode for editing @TeX{}
3984  @cindex Writing and debugging @TeX{}  @cindex Writing and debugging @TeX{}
3985    
3986    AUC@TeX{} is a set of sophisticated major modes for @TeX{}, LaTeX,
3987    ConTeXt, and Texinfo offering context-sensitive syntax highlighting,
3988    indentation, formatting and folding, macro completion, @TeX{} shell
3989    functionality, and debugging.  Some important supplemental packages are
3990    described in @ref{Introduction, RefTeX, Introduction, reftex, Ref@TeX{}
3991    User Manual}, and
3992    @uref{http://preview-latex.sourceforge.net,preview-latex}.
3993    
3994  @table @b  @table @b
3995    
3996  @item Authors  @item Authors
3997  @email{krab@@iesd.auc.dk, Kresten Krab Thorup} and@*  @email{krab@@iesd.auc.dk, Kresten Krab Thorup}, @*
3998  @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen}  @email{abraham@@dina.kvl.dk, Per Abrahamsen}, @* and others.
3999    
4000  @item Maintainer  @item Maintainer
4001  @email{dak@@gnu.org, David Kastrup}  @email{dak@@gnu.org, David Kastrup}
4002    
4003  @item Latest version  @item Latest version
4004  11.13  11.52
4005    
4006  @item Distribution  @item Distribution
4007  @uref{http://savannah.gnu.org/download/auctex/stable.pkg/11.13/auctex-11.13.tar.gz}  @uref{ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/auctex/}
4008    
4009  @item Web site  @item Web site
4010  @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/}  @uref{http://www.gnu.org/software/auctex/}
4011    
4012  @item Mailing list:  @item Mailing list:
4013  Subscription requests to @email{auc-tex-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}@*  Subscription requests to @email{auc-tex-subscribe@@sunsite.dk}@*
4014  Submissions to @email{auc-tex@@sunsite.dk}@*  Submissions to @email{auc-tex@@sunsite.dk}
 Development team is at @email{auc-tex_mgr@@sunsite.dk}  
4015    
4016  @end table  @end table
4017    

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