diff options
Diffstat (limited to 'FAQ.md')
| -rw-r--r-- | FAQ.md | 19 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ What is the difference between *textadept* and *textadeptjit*? Which one should I use? **A:** -*textadept* uses Lua 5.2 while *textadeptjit* uses [LuaJIT][], which is based on +*textadept* uses Lua 5.3 while *textadeptjit* uses [LuaJIT][], which is based on Lua 5.1. Other than access to the [FFI Library][], *textadeptjit* does not provide any noteworthy benefits. It used to be the case that *textadeptjit* was slightly faster when loading large files, but Textadept 6.1 was the last version @@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ How do I fix it? **A:** It is difficult to provide a binary that runs on all Linux platforms since the library versions installed vary widely from distribution to distribution. For -example, "libpng14" has been available for many distributions since late 2009 -while the latest 2012 Ubuntu still uses "libpng12". Unfortunately in these -cases, the best idea is to [compile][] Textadept. This process is actually very -simple though. Only the GTK+ development libraries are needed for the GUI -version. (A development library for a curses implementation is required for the -terminal version.) +example, "libpng14" was available for many distributions starting in late 2009 +while Ubuntu 12.04 (circa 2012) used "libpng12". More recently, some +distributions have started using "libncurses6" while many distributions are +still on "libncurses5". Unfortunately in these cases, the best idea is to +[compile][] Textadept. This process is actually very simple though. Only the +GTK+ development libraries are needed for the GUI version. (A development +library for a curses implementation is required for the terminal version.) [compile]: manual.html#Compiling @@ -72,9 +73,11 @@ either nothing happens or the wrong command is executed. How can I tell Textadept which command to run? **A:** -Please see the LuaDoc on [compile and run commands][]. +The LuaDoc describes [compile and run commands][] and you can configure them in +your [preferences][]. [compile and run commands]: api.html#_M.Compile.and.Run +[preferences]: manual.html#Preferences - - - |