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Re: install error on Mac OS X


From: Randal L. Schwartz
Subject: Re: install error on Mac OS X
Date: 04 Nov 2006 00:00:42 -0800
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>>>>> "YAMAMOTO" == YAMAMOTO Mitsuharu <address@hidden> writes:

>> It's probably good to bias the default as a carbon app, and then
>> requrie an explicit switch to make an X app.

YAMAMOTO> Mac OS X does not install X11 by default.  And --without-x is not
YAMAMOTO> necessary to build the Carbon version unless X11 was additionally
YAMAMOTO> installed to the system.

Well, that's the problem then.  Most systems *have* X11 installed,
in my experience.  But most systems will want Carbon, not X11 Emacs,
in my opinion.

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