Barry's Emacs Version V8.8

The current version is V8.9.4.

This version of Barry's Emacs use python 3 and Qt6 for its user interface.

The core of the editor in implemented in C++.

Table of contents

Windows 64 bit installation

Barry's Emacs can be used from the CMD shell command by running:

"C:\Program Files\Barry Scott\Barry's Emacs 8\bemacs.exe".

Create a CMD file to make it easier to access. For example put bemacs.cmd in you PATH where bemacs.cmd contains:

"C:\Program Files\Barry Scott\Barry's Emacs 8\bemacs.exe" %*

Download the DMG file appropiate for your mac and open it:
- Apple Silicon arm Mac use BarrysEmacs-V8.9.4-arm64.dmg
- Intel CPU Mac use BarrysEmacs-V8.9.4-x86_64.dmg
Drag Barry's Emacs into the Applcations folder.
To use Barry's Emacs from the command line copy bemacs script to a directory on your PATH. For example ~/bin.
To use the console version of Barry's Emacs using the bemacs -cli command.

bemacs will start up a new Barry's Emacs if required and pass the files on the command line to Barry's Emacs for editing.

For example:

$ bemacs main.cpp

To edit using the CLI version of Barry's Emacs:

$ bemacs -cli main.cpp

Packages for Fedora are available from COPR.

Once installed the bemacs client commands will start the editor if it not already running and pass the command line to it.

$ bemacs main.cpp

The command line version is installed as bemacs-cli and can be start using the bemacs command:

$ bemacs -cli main.cpp