[27503] in Athena Bugs
Re: Debathena: zile
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Geoffrey Thomas)
Fri Sep 24 17:07:32 2010
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:07:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Geoffrey Thomas <geofft@mit.edu>
To: kanak@mit.edu
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We have emacs installed; is there a compelling argument for zile in
addition? (This is the first I've heard of it, so I'd like to assess its
popularity.) Does it start faster than emacs (or 'emacs -nw'), and if so,
would this be better addressed by working to make emacs start faster?
If it needs no dependencies can you not install it yourself relatively
quickly?
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Geoffrey Thomas
SIPB Debathena team
bugs@mit.edu
On Fri, 24 Sep 2010, kanak@MIT.EDU wrote:
> System name: w20-575-8
> Type: x86_64
> Display type: ATI Technologies Inc RV620 LE [Radeon HD 3450]
>
> Shell: /bin/athena/bash (?)
> Window manager: unknown
>
> What were you trying to do?
> Use zile to edit some files.
>
> What's wrong:
> Zile is not installed, so i have to install it manually myself.
>
> What should have happened:
> Zile should be included with the main distribution. It is extremely lightweight (~136 kb) and doesn't require any new package as a dependency.
>
> Please describe any relevant documentation references:
> apt-cache info zile
>
