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diff --git a/mac/README b/mac/README index 72e417d2d15..e63086050f4 100644 --- a/mac/README +++ b/mac/README @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -Emacs for Mac OS 8/9 and Mac OS X +Emacs for Mac OS Classic and Mac OS X Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. @@ -14,40 +14,34 @@ Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Free Software Foundation, Inc. changed them. This directory contains the files needed to build Emacs on the Mac OS -8/9 and Mac OS X. Many of the major features of the Unix version are -supported: multiple frames, colors, scroll bars, menu bars, use of the -mouse, fontsets, international characters, input methods, and coding -systems. +Classic and Mac OS X. Many of the major features of the Unix version +are supported: multiple frames, colors, scroll bars, menu bars, use of +the mouse, fontsets, international characters, input methods, and +coding systems. Mac OS specific support includes document drag-and-drop in the Finder, transfer of text to and from other applications via the clipboard, and sending AppleScript commands to other applications from Emacs. -The following are not supported on Mac OS 8/9 : unexec (dump-emacs), +The following are not supported on Mac OS Classic: unexec (dump-emacs), asynchronous subprocesses (start-process), and networking (open-network-stream). These features work fine on Mac OS X. There is basic support for synchronous subprocesses (call-process) on -Mac OS 8/9 although Unix commands that are used will need to be -ported. +Mac OS Classic (non-Carbon build only) although Unix commands that are +used will need to be ported. -Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro 6 or MPW-GM (August 2001) can be used to -build Emacs on the Mac OS 8/9. On Mac OS X, Emacs can be built using -the Developer Tools. See the INSTALL file in this directory for -instructions on building Emacs. +FIXME: Metrowerks CodeWarrior Pro 6 or MPW-GM (August 2001) can be +used to build Emacs on the Mac OS Classic. On Mac OS X, Emacs can be +built using the Developer Tools. See the INSTALL file in this +directory for instructions on building Emacs. Read the Mac OS section of the on-line help to find out about how to use Emacs on the Mac. A number of things do not work yet: -+ Emacs does not respond correctly to C-g under certain circumstances. - Sending the Emacs process a SIGINT externally will cause it - to interrupt. This is due to the architecture of OSX's - Window Manager. - -+ Support for certain image types (such as XPM) is not as extensive as - on other plaforms. ++ Support for PostScript image type is not available. + Incorporate Apple's wrappers to be able to create a universal binary that unexecs on first run for the given architecture. |