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If I want a light version of emacs (like on OpenWRT, or a constrained embedded device) I reach for JOVE, or Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs. JOVE was actually t
by spudlyo 8y ago
If I want a light version of emacs (like on OpenWRT, or a constrained embedded device) I reach for JOVE, or Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs. JOVE was actually the version of emacs I first learned on back in the late 80s.
JOVE is tiny, and has implemented a huge amount of emacs. After you spend 15 minutes or so tweaking your .joverc file you won't even notice it's not GNU.
- dehrmann 8y agoWhen I'm not using an IDE, I'm a vi user because it's always there. When my /usr on FreeBSD has issues, vi is in /bin. OpenWrt ships with vi. I honestly have no idea if Emacs is any better, but not being a default makes it a non-starter for me.
- h1d 8y agoDo you really have that many occasions to work in an environment where you can't ask for/install a package? Limiting yourself for such rare occasions just sounds wrong.
- dsq 8y agoProduction corporate environments are often firewalled/locked down. To change anything you have to go through layers of dis/approval. You are generally stuck with the defaults till the end of time.