GNU Emacs internals

celeritasCelery · 2022-06-15 19:30

I found these doc's while searching the web for some details about Emacs internals. They are really good! I have never seen these details documented anywhere, so this was an awesome intro. There is a bunch of other good stuff in these docs as well. https://emacsdocs.org/docs/elisp/GNU-Emacs-Internals https://emacsdocs.org/docs/elisp/Tips

franburstall · 2022-06-15 19:56

Yup. These docs are in your emacs also: do `C-h i` and choose the Elisp Reference Manual.

celeritasCelery · 2022-06-15 21:02

Really? I don't see "Elisp Reference Manual" in the info page. However I looked into it more and you are right about one thing: These docs are not "new" they are just the standard docs repackaged in more useful form. For example here is the page I found. https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/GNU-Emacs-Internals.html

thblt · 2022-06-15 21:39

Do you happen to use a Debian-based distro ? Emacs docs are non-free under the DFSG and are packaged separately.

celeritasCelery · 2022-06-15 22:20

MacOS with Emacs-plus

RobThorpe · 2022-06-15 23:31

In that case it seems weird that it doesn't ship with them.

cretan_bull · 2022-06-15 23:43

Try `M-x info-display-manual <RET> elisp <RET>`

fazalmajid · 2022-06-15 23:44

Also worth reading [The Craft of Text Editing—Emacs for the Modern World](http://www.finseth.com/craft/) by Craig Finseth.

ironykarl · 2022-06-16 00:06

I hate to ask, but would you mind writing a little review of it? I'd just like to know what the book is about (in *your* opinion), and why it's worth reading today

loopsdeer · 2022-06-16 01:40

It's about some of the fundamental software design patterns that Emacs uses and how they make it what it is. That Emacs is a 50 year old, free, community driven monolith in heavy use today should be enough to pique the interest of anyone who has experienced any software lifecycle. A lot of the patterns are pretty specific to text editors but there is also plenty to learn in terms of general extensibility

oantolin · 2022-06-16 03:34

> hese docs are not "new" they are just the standard docs repackaged in more useful form. I disagree, I'd just say "repackaged".

_viz_ · 2022-06-16 04:14

Agreed. And they are worse than the GNU website when viewed in eww.

celeritasCelery · 2022-06-16 04:34

Having a side bar and a search bar is pretty useful IMHO

oantolin · 2022-06-16 04:35

Searching is easy and convenient in the info manual that comes with Emacs too.

ekd123 · 2022-06-16 04:53

It’s a known issue with a workaround. https://github.com/d12frosted/homebrew-emacs-plus/issues/437