Which is the best way to start Emacs?
Starting Emacs should be fast. This is achieved by starting the Emacs server with macOS and use the client in subsequent invocations. Invoking emacs from the terminal, the dock, and SSH sessions should all have reasonable behavior. It should utilize macOS niceties as much as possible. There are a few viable Emacs ports for macOS.
Is there an Emacs port for a Mac?
There are a few viable Emacs ports for macOS. The official port is at https://emacsformacosx.com, and you can install it with Homebrew. I like the Emacs Plus port. Besides allowing you to select a newer version, it also provides quite a few extra options to play with.
How to set the environment variables in macOS?
The agent reads ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist and exports the environment variables from that file to the current user’s launchd instance via the same API that is used by launchctl setenv and launchctl unsetenv. Disclaimer: I am in no way related to the developer or his/her project. P.S. I like the name (sounds like ‘Ends Pain’).
Which is the Meta key for Emacs on Mac?
Emacs configuration is just Elisp code, so it’s quite easy to share the same init.el file on all platforms. The next two lines make the ⌘ (command) key the meta key in Emacs, and the ⌥ (option) key the super key.
How to install Emacs app on Mac OS?
alias emacs=’/Applications/MacPorts/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/Emacs’. alias emacsclient=’/Applications/MacPorts/Emacs.app/Contents/MacOS/bin/emacsclient’. For the OS X native (Cocoa) versions, once you’ve got MacPorts installed, run. sudo port install emacs-app.
What does it mean when Emacs hangs, freezes or crashes?
When Emacs hangs or freezes, usually it means that Emacs is stuck in a loop, and you should press C-g to get out. If C-g doesn’t do anything and your Emacs is still frozen, it is likely that you ran a command that synchronously called an external program which for some reason is not finishing its job.