i took the .rpm and converted to .deb: sudo alien -k --scripts bemacs-7.3-152.i386.rpm i then installed the .deb: sudo dpkg -i bemacs_7.3-152_i386.deb (Reading...

whoops! no, that was wrong. i installed the new version on top of the new version. my apologies for the confusion. when i go back to the old kit it's working...

the windows kit is working ok, at least for the 5 mins i've tried it. i see from the notes that you have disabled python integration. i use the python from...

... I'm trapped at python2.3 version because the later ones need a newer Visual C compile that does not have MFC that is needed to compile Bemacs. I'll look at...

that would be great too. i have no problems with using python 2.3. and, in fact, that's what i use because emacs works with python 2.3 :) thanks jack...

... Converting the RPM is clearly not working. I've got ubuntu 7.1 downloaded. I'll install a system and build emacs on it. Barry...

... Thanks, I could use such a version myself. Wayne...

yes, that would be great. maybe it would fix my numlock problem? :) many thanks jack...

in the windows version, i've discovered that numpad ins is now treated as ctrl-left and numpad enter is treated as ctrl-right. i couldn't cope with that, so i...

Please try this .deb built on ubuntu 7.1 http://www.barrys-emacs.org/bemacs_V7.3.158_i386.deb I have renamed the Fedora 8 RPM to ...

i can't get the .deb kit: wget http://www.barrys-emacs.org/bemacs_V7.3.158_i386.deb --17:54:55-- http://www.barrys-emacs.org/bemacs_V7.3.158_i386.deb =>...

... Opss fixed. ... I use the a microsoft 6000 wireless keyboard and I do not see the problem. Are you running XP or Vista? Have you set the keyboard into an...

i got the .deb kit and it installed in my Kubuntu with no problems. i've only tried it for a couple of mins, but it seems fine. much easier than the alien...

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I am getting the message You don't have permission to access /bemacs_V7.3.158_i386.deb on this server. When I attempt to access the Ubuntu .deb package. Does...

Go figure! I tried using alien again with the Fedora .rpm on a Debian Sid system and this time it worked! Maybe it was the OTHER system I was using that...

I installed the latest kit on XP and it worked fine there, and in fact, it came in real handy for me yesterday. Unfortunately, I did not have the same...

Thanks! I hope the Ubuntu kit will work with more systems. Apparently the Fedora 8 system has enough differences from other distros that it doesn't work with...

Given that the C source code cannot be distributed, is there any way that we could get a binary tar.gz file that could be readily installed on a variety of...