Updating Emacs without installing X?

[Chuck Swiger]

Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote:
> Your Name wrote:
>> This is just a server box, and i dont want to have _any_ X running on it.
>> Is there a way i can get Emacs current? i didn't originally set this
>> machine up, but Emacs is installed from Ports and theres no X on the
>> machine, so i dont know how it was originally done.
> 
> Emacs requires XFree libraries, and I think imake,
> in order to build and run.

Pshaw!  :-)  Emacs can be built for text-mode using normal make just fine, and 
the Emacs port knows how:

cd /usr/ports/editors/emacs && env WITHOUT_X11=1 make install

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-Chuck