Re: Is the gnus XEmacs package still necessary?

[Lloyd Zusman <ljz@asfast.com>]

Vin Shelton <acs@alumni.princeton.edu> writes:

> I believe I need the fsf-compat package to compile the latest gnus
> from CVS, but I don't think I need fsf-compat at run-time.  I do not
> currently have a gnus package installed.
> 
> This is all IIRC.
> 
> BTW, why don't you download the gnus package once via FTP, then you
> don't have the overhead of repeatedly getting it off the network if
> you have to re-install.

Well, the last time I installed the gnus-X.YY package from the XEmacs
archives was ages ago.  I've only installed it once.  If I uninstall
and re-install, that means one more S-L-O-O-W download of gnus-1.45,
whether I do an XEmacs install or I do the one-time FTP in order to
save the package.  I'm trying to avoid even this single download,
if at all possible.

But since you say that all I'd need is fsf-compat, I've already got
that installed.  Therefore, I'm going to take the plunge and uninsall
gnus-1.45 and hope/wish/pray for the best.

Here goes ...

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 Lloyd Zusman
 ljz@asfast.com