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From: Glen Coakley <gcoakley AT mqsoftware DOT com>
To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject: RE: Text editors under Cygnus
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:09:16 -0500
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> Glen Coakley wrote:
> 
> > If you would like a lighter version (no X code): 
> > 
> > http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html
> > (http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs.html)
> > 
> > It doesn't run 'under' Cygnus but it does run on Windows 
> and the FAQ lists
> > where to get a small lisp module that will teach it to 
> understand Cygwin
> > mounts and paths.
> 
> 
> I don't want to get into a "my-emacs-is-better" flamewar -- 
> both NTEmacs 
> and XEmacs are great packages.  However, I do want to clear up a 
> misunderstanding:
> 
> Despite the name "XEmacs", the packages built for windows and 
> for cygwin 
> do NOT require an Xserver.  In fact, they don't contain the X code at 
> all.  (You *can* build an X-based XEmacs for cygwin, but the official 
> package is not built that way).
> 
> --Chuck

Thanks for correcting that. I made an assumption about what caused XEmacs to
load on my system. The 'lighter version' comments stands. XEmacs (OOTB)
loads much slower then Emacs. I will stop guessing as to why.


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