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diff --git a/doc/install.texi b/doc/install.texi index ae4b9bd..c160f09 100644 --- a/doc/install.texi +++ b/doc/install.texi @@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ to the fun. @subsubheading Downloading Geiser @cindex use the source, Luke -You'll also need Geiser itself. The latest release tarball can be found +You'll also need Geiser itself. The latest release tarball can be found @downfile{, here}, while older versions are @uref{@value{DOWN_BASE}/, -here}. Just download @downfile{@value{TARBALL}, @value{TARBALL}} +here}. Just download @downfile{@value{TARBALL}, @value{TARBALL}} and untar it in a directory of your choice. If you feel like living on the bleeding edge, just grab Geiser from its @@ -56,14 +56,14 @@ You can also follow Geiser's development in are kept synchronized with the one at Savannah. Either way, you'll now be in possession of a copy of Geiser's libre -code. I'll follow you into its directory and the next section. +code. I'll follow you into its directory and the next section. @node Setting it up, Friends, Must needs, Installation @section Setting it up -Geiser is ready to be used out of the box without much more ado. For the +Geiser is ready to be used out of the box without much more ado. For the sake of concreteness, let's assume you put its source in the directory -@file{~/lisp/geiser}. All you need to do is to add the following +@file{~/lisp/geiser}. All you need to do is to add the following line to your Emacs initialisation file (be it @file{~/.emacs} or any of its moral equivalents): @example @@ -71,18 +71,18 @@ its moral equivalents): @end example @noindent or simply evaluate that form inside Emacs (you wouldn't kill a friend -just to start using Geiser, would you?). That's it: you're ready to -@ref{quick-start,,go}. If you obtained the Geiser source tree from a +just to start using Geiser, would you?). That's it: you're ready to +@ref{quick-start,,go}. If you obtained the Geiser source tree from a release tarball, you can even continue to read this fine manual inside -Emacs by opening @file{doc/geiser.info} using @kbd{C-u C-h i}. The +Emacs by opening @file{doc/geiser.info} using @kbd{C-u C-h i}. The manual is also available in PDF format @downfile{geiser-manual-@value{STABLE_VERSION}.pdf, here}. @cindex byte-compilation -What? You still here? I promise the above is all that's needed to start -using Geiser. But, in case you are missing your @t{configure/make all +What? You still here? I promise the above is all that's needed to start +using Geiser. But, in case you are missing your @t{configure/make all install} routine, by all means, you can go through those motions to byte -compile and install Geiser too. That is, you enter the source directory +compile and install Geiser too. That is, you enter the source directory and (since we grabbed the development tree) run the customary @i{autogen} script: @example @@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ $ make all <more of the above> @end example Now you have two options: loading the byte-compiled Geiser from the -@file{elisp} subdirectory, or installing it system-wide. To load the +@file{elisp} subdirectory, or installing it system-wide. To load the byte-code from here, add this line to your initialisation file: @example (load "~/lisp/geiser/build/elisp/geiser-load") @end example and eval that form and you're done (you could also restart Emacs, but -killing your friends is widely considered bad form). Yes, that's +killing your friends is widely considered bad form). Yes, that's @code{load} and @file{geiser-load} instead of @code{load-file} and @file{geiser.el}. @@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ If you prefer a system-wide installation, just type: $ sudo make install @end example With the above spell, Geiser will be compiled and installed in a safe -place inside Emacs load path. To load it into Emacs you'll need, +place inside Emacs load path. To load it into Emacs you'll need, @i{instead} of the @code{load-file} form above, the following line in your initialisation file: @example @@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ your initialisation file: @noindent Please note that we're requiring @code{geiser-install}, and @i{not} @code{geiser}, and that there's no @code{load-file} to be seen this -time. There are some ways of fine-tuning this process, mainly by +time. There are some ways of fine-tuning this process, mainly by providing additional arguments in the call to @t{configure}: you'll find those gory details in the file called @file{INSTALL}, right at the root -of the source tree. The installation will also take care of placing this +of the source tree. The installation will also take care of placing this manual, in Info format, where Emacs can find it, so you can continue to -learn about Geiser inside its natural habitat. See you there and into +learn about Geiser inside its natural habitat. See you there and into the next chapter! @node Friends, , Setting it up, Installation @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ in any Lisp dialect without the aid of Taylor Campbell's structured editing mode. @item @uref{http://nschum.de/src/emacs/company-mode/, Company}. Nikolaj Schumacher's @code{company-mode} provides a generic front-end -for completion engines (such as Geiser's). Very nice if you like that +for completion engines (such as Geiser's). Very nice if you like that kind of thing: judge by yourself with the help of @uref{http://www.screentoaster.com/watch/stU0lSRERIR1pYRFVdXVlRVFFV/company_mode_for_gnu_emacs, this screencast}. @@ -156,12 +156,12 @@ this screencast}. You can still use the many goodies provided by Neil van Dyke's @code{quack-mode}, since most of them are not (yet) available in Geiser. The only caveat might be a conflict between Quack's and Geiser's default -key bindings, which i'm sure you'll manage to tackle just fine. It's +key bindings, which i'm sure you'll manage to tackle just fine. It's also probably a good idea to require @code{quack} @i{after} loading @file{geiser.el} (or requiring a compiled version). @end itemize You just need to install and setup them as usual, for every package's -definition of usual. Geiser will notice their presence and react +definition of usual. Geiser will notice their presence and react accordingly. @c Local Variables: |