Which version of Emacs makes the best use of the Mac GUI? [closed]

Solution 1:

I tried Aquamacs, but found that it tried too hard to be Mac-like. This is probably good if you're a Mac user who is new to Emacs.

If you're an Emacs user new to Macs (like I was a couple years ago), you'll probably be more comfortable with Mac specific builds of standard Emacs. I get mine from Emacs for Mac OS X. Try the standard build on the home page, or click on the "Other Versions" button for more options. I've been using the latest pretest version for 6-12 months without problems.

If you really want to be studly and build your own copy, look at the hints on the Emacs wiki page for Mac OS X. Note, in particular, that you want to build with options for nextstep and not cocoa or carbon:

./configure --with-ns
make
make install

Solution 2:

This is an older thread, but I came across it when I was looking to see if there were new developments in OSX emacs distributions. If you are using homebrew, you can install the latest version of cocoa emacs with:

brew install emacs --HEAD --cocoa --srgb

Note that you need to have bazaar installed. Alternatively, you can install it from the git mirror with --use-git-head