Re: Is the gnus XEmacs package still necessary?

["Daniel Pittman" <daniel@danann.net>]

On 17 Jul 2000, Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com> wrote:

> "Daniel Pittman" <daniel@danann.net> writes:
> 
>> On 17 Jul 2000, Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com> wrote:

[...]

> Still, however, I prefer the CVS version. Can I uninstall gnus-1.45
> and still have the CVS version compile? [I'd normally use the
> empirical method and just try it, but it takes so long with my slow
> internet connection to re-install XEmacs packages, that I'm trying to
> get at least a somewhat warm-and-fuzzy feeling about uninstalling
> gnus-1.45 before I actually do so.]

FWIW, I don't have the package installed and it compiles for me. OTOH, I
may have hacked it and forgotten or something like that.

Try moving the gnus package directory away, temporarily, and compiling.
That should tell you if it works. Just renaming it in place will not
work, I think.

        Daniel

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