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author | Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org> |
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date | Thu, 15 Feb 2001 13:05:29 +0000 |
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1 Emacs for Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/ME |
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3 This directory contains support for compiling and running GNU Emacs on |
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4 Windows NT, Windows 95, and their successors. This port supports all |
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5 of the major functionality of the Unix version, including |
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6 subprocesses, windowing features (fonts, colors, scroll bars, multiple |
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7 frames, etc.), and networking support. |
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9 Precompiled distributions are also available; ftp to |
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11 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/latest/ |
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13 for the latest precompiled distributions. |
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15 * Building and installing | |
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17 See the INSTALL file in this directory for detailed instructions on |
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18 building and installing Emacs on your system. |
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20 * Further information | |
21 | |
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22 There is a web page that serves as a FAQ at: |
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23 |
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24 http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html |
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26 There is also a mailing list for discussing issues related to this |
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27 port of Emacs. For information about the list, send a message to |
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28 ntemacs-users-request@cs.washington.edu with the word "info" in the |
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29 *body* of the message. To subscribe to the list, send a message to |
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30 the same address with the word "subscribe" in the body of the message; |
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31 similarly, to unsubscribe from the list, send a message with the word |
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32 "unsubscribe" in the message body. |
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34 Another valuable source of information and help which should not be |
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35 overlooked is the various Usenet news groups dedicated to Emacs. |
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36 These are particuarly good for help with general issues which aren't |
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37 specific to the Windows port of Emacs. The main news groups to use |
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38 for seeking help are: |
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39 |
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40 gnu.emacs.help |
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41 comp.emacs |
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43 There are also fairly regular postings and announcements of new or |
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44 updated Emacs packages on this group: |
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45 |
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46 gnu.emacs.sources |
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47 |
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48 You are also always welcome to send me mail directly. If you don't |
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49 hear from me immediately, however, don't worry; it sometimes takes me |
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50 a few days (or longer) to get to all of my mail regarding Emacs. |
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52 * Reporting bugs | |
53 | |
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54 If you encounter a bug in this port of Emacs, we would like to hear |
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55 about it. First check the file etc/PROBLEMS and the FAQ on the web |
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56 page above to see if the bug is already known and if there are any |
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57 workarounds. If not, then check whether the bug has something to do |
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58 with code in your .emacs file, e.g. by invoking Emacs with the "-q |
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59 --no-site-file" options. |
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61 If you decide that it is a bug in Emacs that might be specific to the |
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62 Windows port, send a message to the ntemacs-users@cs.washington.edu |
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63 mailing list describing the bug, the version of Emacs that you are |
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64 using, and the operating system that you are running on (Windows NT, |
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65 95 or 98 including service pack level if known). If the bug is |
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66 related to subprocesses, also specify which shell you are using (e.g., |
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67 include the values of `shell-file-name' and `shell-explicit-file-name' |
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68 in your message). |
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70 If you think the bug is not specific to the Windows port of Emacs, |
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71 then it is better to mail the bug report to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org so |
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72 that it will be seen by the right people. If Emacs has been set up to |
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73 send mail, you can use the command M-x report-emacs-bug to create and |
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74 send the bug report, but in some cases there is a function to report |
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75 bugs in a specific package; e.g. M-x gnus-bug for Gnus, M-x |
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76 c-submit-bug-report for C/C++/Java mode, etc. |