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Message-Id: <199711101614.LAA22194@delorie.com>
From: "sl" <SL AT usemail DOT com>
To: "DJGPP mailing list" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 97 11:20:09
Reply-To: "sl" <SL AT usemail DOT com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: Re: Emacs

On Sun, 9 Nov 1997 19:25:01 -0800 (PST), Nate Eldredge wrote:

>(This looks suspiciously like a troll...)
>
>EMACS's major advantage is its customizability. Since the whole editor is
>based on a Lisp engine, it's customizable essentially without limit. Thus,
>it is used for tasks far beyond simple editing, like mail-reading, and even
>shell interaction. Many people enjoy this. However, due to some limitations
>of DOS, many of the Unix-originated features of EMACS don't work. This
>regrettably includes interactive debugging. The Unix/X-windows version of
>Emacs is now my favorite editor.

	I run under OS/2 (and have already downloaded and installed EMACS for OS/2.) Is there a way to get 
interactive debugging up and running? BTW: I don't mind that other people use EMACS. I want to use the 
best IDE (or equivilent) whenever possible ;)

Gili

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