Hi folks! I just completed this literate org-mode on how to build Emacs. It’s “literate” because I try my best not to hard-code anything in the document, and if you turn off all org-babel caching, it will actually build GNU Emacs on either Debian or RedHat systems. This org document is also somewhat interesting, because with a few tweaks it can either generate a document that describes how to build Emacs on RedHat or Debian systems.

I’m presenting the techniques I used to make this document at the SeaGL conference in a few days, and I’m seeking feedback from folks on the document. In particular:

• Is any the elisp code I wrote in the doc dumb or wrong?
• Did I get anything technically wrong with org-mode? Did I miss something obvious? Could I do something better?
• Did I poorly explain anything in the actual content of the document on how to build GNU Emacs from source?

Thanks in advance for any feedback!