.emacs.d

This is the Emacs configuration I use everyday.

It requires an Emacs version built from development sources, and it is finely honed to work with:

• Clojure and ClojureScript
• Git
• Haskell
• LaTeX
• Org mode

There is a reasonable setup for other programming languages and utilities, just have a look inside the lisp directory if you want to know more.

This configuration relies on external tools to complement Emacs capabilities. I use Ansible Playbooks to set up my systems, but your mileage may vary.

First steps

This is how I build and install Emacs on Ubuntu 18.04. If you are using a different OS, you need to understand how to install the required dependencies. Otherwise just run:

$ sudo apt-get build-dep emacs25

Once ready:

• clone Emacs trunk:

$ git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/emacs.git

• build Emacs trunk:

$ cd emacs
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure --host=x86_64-debian-linux-gnu --with-modules
$ make
$ sudo make install
$ make clean

• clone this repo to your home directory:

$ cd
$ git clone git@github.com:manuel-uberti/.emacs.d.git

• run Emacs

On the first run, use-package will fetch, install, and configure the packages I use.

Updates

This configuration tracks the latest Emacs developments, so I highly recommend you update and build your sources frequently.

You can use Magit; magit-status is bound to C-c v v.

I would also recommend you regularly upgrade every package installed. You can do it with Paradox, which is bound to C-c a p.

If sources do not build correctly, or you find errors while using the latest commit, you can still revert to a working commit with git reset --hard <commit> and re-build.

With the help of tools such as Magit, Paradox and your preferred shell, maintenance is simple.