[h-e-w] Re: Emacs pretest 22.0.90

[Jason Rumney]

Chong Yidong wrote:
> Emacs pretest 23.0.90 is now available for download via FTP, at the
> following location:
>
>   http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/emacs-23.0.90.tar.gz
>
> This is the first pretest for what will be the Emacs 23.1 release.  As a
> result, there may be packaging errors in the tarball, so please be on
> the lookout for problems with installation.
>
> Pretesters: please send an email to me reporting success or failure on
> your build platform.  In addition, please report bugs via
> M-x report-emacs-bugs, or send an email to address@hidden
> For questions, please email address@hidden
>   

The build ran with no problems on Windows. Binaries have been uploaded to

 http://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/pretest/windows/

> Emacs 23 contains many changes relative to Emacs 22.  For details, see
> the file etc/NEWS.  A few particular notes for those who have not been
> following Emacs CVS development:
>
>  - The RMAIL mail package was recently changed to use mbox instead of
>    Babyl for its internal format.  This part of Emacs may be less stable
>    than others; for safety, please back up your mail files before trying
>    the new Rmail.
>
>  - The Carbon port is no longer distributed with Emacs.  To build Emacs
>    on Mac OS X, use the Nextstep/Cocoa/GNUstep port instead.  For
>    details, see the file nextstep/README.  The GNUstep support is
>    presently not fully functional---help in this area would be
>    appreciated.
>
> Good luck testing!
>