[maemo-developers] creating a .deb package for emacs

[From: Daniel M German]

Hi everybody,

I was able to cross-compile emacs-nox for the N800 (emacs22.1), and it
runs well (my early experiences are below). 

THe question is, how do I create .deb package for it? Is there an easy
way to take a debian .deb package and turn it into a maemo package?


thanks!

--dmg


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I am not saying that running emacs from the N800 is a good idea, but
it might be useful to have it. It is also useful when you login from a
desktop or if you have a keyboard.

>From my preliminary evaluation it seems to work well with some
caveats:

* dired does not work. It reports "Listing directory failed but
  'access-file''' worked. 
* File completion works, though

Now, when used inside X-terminal, using the stylus:

* It is surprisingly useful. If you bind some of the x-terminal
  shortcuts to Ctrl-, Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C, <PageUp>, <PageDown> it it makes
  life easier. It certainly beats any other text editor I have loaded
  in the n800 (ok, I haven't loaded vim :)

* x-term has a bug and does not send ctrl-numbers, nor ctrl-special
  characters. That means you have to rebind things like undo.

* The left keys of the nokia work as a Esc (meta), Up, Down, Left,
  Right.

When used with a keyboard it works as you would expect it.

     



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