If it is done according to package.el stuff and put to ELPA or Marmalade, installation ca be done just with "M-x package-install RET pymacs RET" directly from Emacs. On the other hand, I do not want to be pulled into Now, I do not find Pymacs installation to be especially difficult, but I may be biased, so
My use case is to automate installation of ropemacs in my Emacs-prelude setup. el files from package on emacs start, which allows for zero-configuration of package features (e.g. Additionally package.el, by default, loads appropriate. package.el supports fetching list of packages in all attached repositories, it supports two-keystrokes installation of packages, it supports updating packages, it supports deleting packages. el files in it (but it can contain any other type of files too). Afaik ELPA is a default repo for package.el, but Marmalade is more modern and much easier to use for package maintainer. Both works according to package.el standards, which has been integrated into Emacs 24. Sorry if something is too obvious, but it seems you need an updated on this topic :)ĮLPA and Marmalade are just servers which are working as a repositories for packages. Proof of me being human! :-)įew glossary explanations follows. However, ELPA has been created by Tom Tromey, who is an old friend, so I have quite a favorable prejudice. I do not much know Marmelade, and I do not much use ELPA either. Would you be ready to contribute whatever it needs, or at least, give a serious hand at getting me started? If you honestly think the effort is meant to improve Pymacs rather than to evangelize Marmelade, by all means tell me more.
Would Marmelade interface to GitHub to fetch what it needs, or would I have the burden of uploading to Marmelade on a regular basis? If yes, could this be fully automated? Would Marmelade be any helpful for the Python part of Pymacs? Are users expected to install Marmelade or do special things before being able to take "advantage" of it? And if yes, is the total burden bigger or smaller than the current installation procedure? Would my users stay free to not use Marmelade? On the other hand, I do not want to be pulled into everything that moves around. Now, I do not find Pymacs installation to be especially difficult, but I may be biased, so I'm surely willing to listen. However, the users I have, I prefer them happy! :-) And all is built on GNU Emacs, so you can use your favorite Emacs packages! Check the Features section if you want to know more."Increasing number of users" is not much of a goal for me. It's easy to install and runs out-of-the box with no configuration.
Aquamacs behaves like a modern application on Mac (or Windows) when it comes to selecting, copying, pasting texts within Aquamacs or in between applications. For instance, in addition to traditional Emacs shortcuts like C-x C-f (open a new file), Aquamacs understands Command-O. We support the standard Mac user interface that you've come to love. The big challenge: if you use a number of applications on your Mac, one of them is Emacs, you'll have to switch gears when you switch to Emacs.Īquamacs is better.
One advantage of it is: no matter what operating system you run Emacs on, you'll always get the same interface. What's Emacs? Emacs is a text editor of legendary power and configurability, but it also has an enormously complex user interface. It is backed by two strong communities: Aquamacs users, and Emacs enthusiasts on all computing platforms (GNU/Linux/Unix, Windows, Mac). It's been adapted by David Reitter, based on GNU Emacs by Richard Stallman and many others.Īquamacs has been available for about a decade and is used daily by thousands of academics, programmers, and authors. Yet, it comes with all the ergonomics and extensibility you've come to expect from GNU Emacs. Aquamacs integrates with the Mac and offers the same comforts that any application on the Mac provides.
An Editor for Text, HTML, LaTeX, C++, Java, Python, R, Perl, Ruby, PHP, and more.īased on GNU Emacs, Aquamacs integrates perfectly with OS X with many Mac-specific extensions to fit with the Mac user interface (you can turn them off if you want of course.).Īquamacs is a user-friendly build of the powerful Emacs text editor.