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Getting the latest Emacs (self.emacs)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by MITM0 to c/[email protected]

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Okay, so this is probably a stupid question, I use Pop!_OS & the current emacs version is Emacs-27 So, If I had to install the latest one (Emacs-29.1 or even Emacs-30.0.93) what does one have to do, compile it manually ?

Or is there another way ?

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[–] theit8514 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

There is a snap package which should be more up-to-date, but I'm not sure I would recommend that for an editor. Compiling from source would be fine, as it will default install into /usr/local and shouldn't affect the existing install. Afterwards you may need to update the link to emacs in your /bin folder (manually or via update alternatives) or add the folder where the new emacs is to your path at the front.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

if the snap package is anything like the flatpak, i wouldn't recommend it. the sandboxing gets in the way of a lot of stuff, including compilation, lsp, etc. it was a pain last time i tried it, unfortunately

[–] MITM0 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Where does one get the source code ?

[–] theit8514 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git

[–] MITM0 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Along with the PGP-Key, please Since When I tried to download it from the GNU-FTP there was also a PGP-Signature file (I don't know whose signature to import in case of GNU stuff)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Disclaimer: I don't and have never used Pop.

That said, I've been compiling my own emacs for a few years and it's pretty painless.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

i use debian, so i had to do this:

apt build-dep emacs

i assume pop os to be debian-based, so that'll work for you too. this ensures every dependency is available beforehand so you don't get to a scenario where emacs builds successfully, but something basic like gtk support is missing

then you clone emacs and then ./configure && make && make install. i use it for work everyday and it works pretty well

[–] MITM0 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So the sequence is as follows:-

First of all we'll have to do this in Debian

apt build-dep emacs

Next up

git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git

Then we do this after navigating to the emacs source code folder

./configure && make && make install

Did I miss anything ??

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

you might have to set a different --prefix during the ./configure stage if you don't want to install it as root, but other than that, i think this is it. please read the INSTALL file and also the output of ./configure --help

[–] Buildout 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it possible there are other 3rd party repositories that have a more up to date version than the Pop_OS repos?

[–] MITM0 1 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe not, I can't find them