Your Name wrote:
i have a server that's running FreeBSD 4.7 and the security patches are up to date but most software hasn't been upgraded in a long time. im trying to do some basic maintenance and there are some problems.
First i want to upgrade Emacs from an older version,
but when i try to do this from ports it starts trying
to install a whole bunch of X stuff. This is just a
server box, and i dont want to have _any_ X running on
it. Is
there a way i can get Emacs current? i didn't
originally set this machine up, but Emacs is installed
from Ports
and theres no X on the machine, so i dont know how it
was
originally done.
Thanks!
Jen
Emacs requires XFree libraries, and I think imake, in order to build and run. You're not going to be "running" X just because some libraries are installed, although you may want to keep an eye on the project's site to hear if "security holes" are found, just as you should/do with any other 3rd party software you use.
Now, a good question might be "Why?" I don't have any idea, myself. But that's just the way EMACS is:
"_E_ight _M_egs _A_nd _C_onstantly _S_wapping"
:-D
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