Project:Emacs/Overlay

Here you will find packages and ebuilds developed in the Emacs Project, which contains GNU Emacs, XEmacs, the corresponding Elisp packages, and eclasses. Being work-in-progress, their functionality cannot be guaranteed.

Gitweb: https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/proj/emacs.git/
Git access (read-only): git://anongit.gentoo.org/repo/proj/emacs.git
Git via HTTP (read-only): https://anongit.gentoo.org/git/repo/proj/emacs.git
Git via SSH (read/write): git+ssh://git@git.gentoo.org/repo/proj/emacs.git

How to fetch the overlay

Get Layman and Git, configure it:

root #emerge --ask app-portage/layman dev-vcs/git

root #echo "source /usr/portage/local/layman/make.conf" >>/etc/make.conf

Adding the Emacs overlay is then as easy as

root #layman -a emacs

You can then regularly update to the latest reviewed revision:

root #layman -s emacs

How to report bugs

Report bugs concerning packages in the overlay at Gentoo Bugzilla. Mark the Summary line of the bug with [emacs-overlay].

The source code of the packages maintained by the Emacs project as upstream has moved to the Emacs-Tools Git repository.

Status of packages in the overlay

app-admin

emacs-updater: live ebuild for package in main tree
eselect-ctags: live ebuild for package in main tree
eselect-emacs: live ebuild for package in main tree

app-doc

elisp-tutorial: in beta status, unfinished

app-emacs

anything: live ebuild for package in main tree
auto-lang: in beta status, development stalled since 6 years
babel: so far no users' request to move to main tree
cgi: needed as dependency for nxhtml-mode (in Flameeyes' overlay)
cgi+: needed as dependency for nxhtml-mode
dvc: not functional (?)
ebuild-mode: live ebuild for package in main tree
elip: is anyone actually using this?
emacs-common-gentoo: live ebuild for package in main tree
emacs-daemon: live ebuild for package in main tree
find-recursive: from flameeyes-overlay
fold-dwim: needed as dependency for nxhtml-mode
nummove: so far no users' request to move to main tree
oddmuse: no release yet, not ready for main tree?
rudel: live ebuild for package in main tree
smex: no release yet
snippet: needed as dependency for nxhtml-mode
twitter: no release yet
vm-bogofilter: check if this actually works with current vm and bogofilter
w3m-type-ahead: very special purpose, not for main tree?
weblogger: not ready for main tree yet?
whizzytex: to be tested
wtf: not suitable for main tree
yaml-mode: from flameeyes-overlay. no release yet