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 database ... 275987 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to replace bemacs 7.2-247 (using bemacs_7.3-152_i386.deb) ...
Unpacking replacement bemacs ...
Setting up bemacs (7.3-152) ...


i ran bemacs and it opened up a window with one of my .ml files in it,
with the cursor somewhere in the middle of the file. there was no
error, at the top of the screen i had a 'stop' button that i've never
seen before, so i tried clicking it. nothing.

my mouse is not working. it's inserting octal codes into the text.

i deleted the buffer and reloaded. no file, otherwise the same. tried
again and had a different file loaded.

i installed the old version on top of the new. same problem. i
uninstalled bemacs and then installed. same problem.

i confess i didn't actually check that the old version was working
immediately before installing the new. it was working perfectly when i
last used it, which was at the weekend.

i'm stumped.

jack













--- In barrysemacs@yahoogroups.com, Barry Scott <barry@...> wrote:
>
> I have built and uploaded the latest version Barry's Emacs to:
>
> http://www.barrys-emacs.org/bemacs-V7.3-152-setup.exe
> http://www.barrys-emacs.org/bemacs-7.3-152.i386.rpm
>
> The RPM was built on Fedora 8 and I hope will work on
> other Linux distro. You will not need to install openmotif
> with this RPM.
>
> Please test these kits and let me know of any problems.
> Also please confirm that the kits work for you.
>
> I'm still working on Mac kits.
>
> Barry
>