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authorYAMAMOTO Mitsuharu2005-10-24 00:53:27 +0000
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1Emacs for Mac OS 8/9 and Mac OS X 1Emacs for Mac OS Classic and Mac OS X
2 2
3Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 3Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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14 changed them. 14 changed them.
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16This directory contains the files needed to build Emacs on the Mac OS 16This directory contains the files needed to build Emacs on the Mac OS
178/9 and Mac OS X. Many of the major features of the Unix version are 17Classic and Mac OS X. Many of the major features of the Unix version
18supported: multiple frames, colors, scroll bars, menu bars, use of the 18are supported: multiple frames, colors, scroll bars, menu bars, use of
19mouse, fontsets, international characters, input methods, and coding 19the mouse, fontsets, international characters, input methods, and
20systems. 20coding systems.
21 21
22Mac OS specific support includes document drag-and-drop in the Finder, 22Mac OS specific support includes document drag-and-drop in the Finder,
23transfer of text to and from other applications via the clipboard, and 23transfer of text to and from other applications via the clipboard, and
24sending AppleScript commands to other applications from Emacs. 24sending AppleScript commands to other applications from Emacs.
25 25
26The following are not supported on Mac OS 8/9 : unexec (dump-emacs), 26The following are not supported on Mac OS Classic: unexec (dump-emacs),
27asynchronous subprocesses (start-process), and networking 27asynchronous subprocesses (start-process), and networking
28(open-network-stream). These features work fine on Mac OS X. 28(open-network-stream). These features work fine on Mac OS X.
29 29
30There is basic support for synchronous subprocesses (call-process) on 30There is basic support for synchronous subprocesses (call-process) on
31Mac OS 8/9 although Unix commands that are used will need to be 31Mac OS Classic (non-Carbon build only) although Unix commands that are
32ported. 32used will need to be ported.
33 33
34Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro 6 or MPW-GM (August 2001) can be used to 34FIXME: Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro 6 or MPW-GM (August 2001) can be
35build Emacs on the Mac OS 8/9. On Mac OS X, Emacs can be built using 35used to build Emacs on the Mac OS Classic. On Mac OS X, Emacs can be
36the Developer Tools. See the INSTALL file in this directory for 36built using the Developer Tools. See the INSTALL file in this
37instructions on building Emacs. 37directory for instructions on building Emacs.
38 38
39Read the Mac OS section of the on-line help to find out about how to 39Read the Mac OS section of the on-line help to find out about how to
40use Emacs on the Mac. 40use Emacs on the Mac.
41 41
42A number of things do not work yet: 42A number of things do not work yet:
43 43
44+ Emacs does not respond correctly to C-g under certain circumstances. 44+ Support for PostScript image type is not available.
45 Sending the Emacs process a SIGINT externally will cause it
46 to interrupt. This is due to the architecture of OSX's
47 Window Manager.
48
49+ Support for certain image types (such as XPM) is not as extensive as
50 on other plaforms.
51 45
52+ Incorporate Apple's wrappers to be able to create a universal 46+ Incorporate Apple's wrappers to be able to create a universal
53 binary that unexecs on first run for the given architecture. 47 binary that unexecs on first run for the given architecture.