Re: UTF-8 breakage

[Reiner Steib <4uce.02.r.steib@gmx.net>]

On Tue, Dec 10 2002, Matthias Andree wrote:

> Reiner Steib <4uce.02.r.steib@gmx.net> writes:
>
>> With Emacs 21.[1-3], you also need a newer version of utf-8.el and
>> load it with (load-library "utf-8"), see [1]:
>>
>> | The version of `utf-8.el' shipped with 21.1 or 21.2 is _not_ sufficient.
>> | Moreover (because the code of `utf-8.el' is dumped into the emacs binary
>> | at build time), it's _not_ enough to replace `utf-8.el*' in the directory
>> | share/emacs/21.?/lisp/international by the new ones.
>
> I find that section unclear, because it does not tell me what to do with
> Emacs 21.1 or 21.2. 

The cited section is *not* the whole story.  Is it still unclear, when
you read the rest (especially the "Preparation" and "Installation"
sections in [1])?  

I think it clearly says, that for Emacs 21.2 you need to install
`rs-gnus-unify.el', `utf-8.el' and `ucs-tables.el' and "(require
'rs-gnus-unify)"?  If not, could you please suggest improvements?

Shortened version of [1]:

;;; Preparation:

;; Required files for Emacs 21.1 or 21.2:
;;
;; - This file `rs-gnus-unify.el'.
;;
;; - `utf-8.el' and `ucs-tables.el'
[...]
;;   The version of `utf-8.el' shipped with 21.1 or 21.2 is _not_ sufficient.
[...]
;; Required files for Emacs 21.4 or later:
;;
;; - Emacs 21.4 (?) or later already contains suitable versions of `utf-8.el'
;; and `ucs-tables.el', so in that case you can omit downloading them
;; separately.
;;
;; - So you only need only this file: `rs-gnus-unify.el'.

;;; Installation:

;; Put `rs-gnus-unify.el' (together with `utf-8.el' and `ucs-tables.el' in
;; case of Emacs 21.[1-3]) in a directory that's at the beginning of your
;; `load-path', e.g. ~/lisp:
;;
;; (setq load-path (nconc (list ~/lisp) load-path))
;; 
;; To setup the unification, you'll need to put the following in your startup
;; file (usually ~/.emacs):
;;
;; (require 'rs-gnus-unify)
;;
;; That's all.

> Is "load-library" sufficient? 

Yes.

> Will I have to recompile Emacs?

No.

> (BTW, I find 21.2 is considerably slower than 21.1, has this been
> addresses by the CVS versions?)

I have no idea (I don't even have Emacs 21.2 installed).

Bye, Reiner.

[1] http://theotp1.physik.uni-ulm.de/~ste/comp/emacs/gnus/rs-gnus-unify.el
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