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2 Emacs for Windows
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8 This directory contains source and precompiled distributions for GNU
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9 Emacs on Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me. This port is a part
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14 Emacs when you don't have to?).
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16 If you have access to the World Wide Web, I would recommend pointing
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22 The above web document is a far more complete version of this README
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23 file. If you don't have access to the Web, however, then read on.
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28 If you want to redistribute any of the precompiled distributions of
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31 an Internet site, you must arrange to distribute the source files of
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32 the SAME version (i.e. emacs-21.3-src.tar.gz).
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106 Windows (it should build on all supported Windows NT/9x platforms).
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107 However, I do not always have access to non-x86 platforms, and so I
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108 cannot guarantee to provide precompiled distributions for the other
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109 platforms myself. If you find there are no binaries for your
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111 download the source and compile Emacs yourself (and, if you do, please
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112 consider contributing your executables; send me mail and we can make
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113 arrangements for making them available on this ftp server.)
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130 Open a command prompt (MSDOS) window. Decide on a directory in which
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131 to place Emacs. Move the distribution to that directory, and then
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134 If you have the gzipped tar version, use gunzip to uncompress the tar
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151 You may be prompted to rename or overwrite directories when using
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154 If you have the multi-file .zip distribution, use djtarnt to unpack
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195 executables. Use the version of tar or djtarnt in the utilities
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198 If you believe you have unpacked the distributions correctly and are
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209 GCC 2.95 or later with MinGW support, to compile the source. The port
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223 about the Windows port and related software packages.
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225 In addition to the FAQ, there is a mailing list for discussing issues
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