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build-emacs-macos
Discontinued MOVED TO CODEBERG (https://codeberg.org/mclear-tools/build-emacs-macos). This GitHub repo is an archived mirror.
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orbiton
Snappy and configuration-free text editor/IDE for the terminal. Suitable for writing git commit messages, editing Markdown, config files, source code, man pages and for quick edit-format-compile cycles when programming. Has syntax highlighting, jump-to-error, rainbow parentheses, macros, cut/paste portals, LSP support and a simple gdb+dlv frontend.
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static-web-server
A cross-platform, high-performance and asynchronous web server for static files-serving. ⚡
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spectre-meltdown-checker
Reptar, Downfall, Zenbleed, ZombieLoad, RIDL, Fallout, Foreshadow, Spectre, Meltdown vulnerability/mitigation checker for Linux & BSD
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jove
Jonathan's Own Version of Emacs : a venerable (1982), fast, small Emacs clone that was originally written for 2.8BSD on PDP-11. (by jonmacs)
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The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives.
Hence, a higher number means a better mg alternative or higher similarity.
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- Lesser Known Terminal Editors
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How to decrease load time for simple config?
If you need quick in and out with emacs feel, consider mg.
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I just learned that new Macs don't come with Emacs preinstalled
EDIT: to partially answer my own question. I see that starting with macOS 10.15 (Catalina), Gnu Emacs was replaced with mg. Catalina was released in October 2019. I don't know anything about Mg but it seems like a neat project.
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Is there an editor like emacs, vim, etc. but (solely) used in the BSD world?
mg (MicroGNUEmacs) despite the name is not affiliated with GNU and is a fork of MicroEmacs which is a clone of GNU Emacs. Basically it’s a lightweight, portable, emacs-style editor maintained by OpenBSD with a public domain license. https://github.com/troglobit/mg/
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[Discussion] Emacs (somewhat) following suckless philosophy?(Newb quetion)
If you want a suckless version of emacs, look at mg
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Basic mg repo stats
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5.8
about 1 year ago
troglobit/mg is an open source project licensed under The Unlicense which is an OSI approved license.
The primary programming language of mg is C.
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