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author Gerd Moellmann <gerd@gnu.org>
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1 Emacs for Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/ME
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3 Copyright (c) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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4 See the end of the INSTALL file in this directory for copying permissions.
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6 This directory contains support for compiling and running GNU Emacs on
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7 Windows NT, Windows 95, and their successors. This port supports all
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8 of the major functionality of the Unix version, including
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9 subprocesses, windowing features (fonts, colors, scroll bars, multiple
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10 frames, etc.), and networking support.
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12 Precompiled distributions are also available; ftp to
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14 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/latest/
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16 for the latest precompiled distributions.
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18 * Building and installing
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20 See the INSTALL file in this directory for detailed instructions on
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21 building and installing Emacs on your system.
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23 * Further information
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25 There is a web page that serves as a FAQ at:
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27 http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html
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29 There is also a mailing list for discussing issues related to this
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30 port of Emacs. For information about the list, send a message to
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31 ntemacs-users-request@cs.washington.edu with the word "info" in the
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32 *body* of the message. To subscribe to the list, send a message to
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33 the same address with the word "subscribe" in the body of the message;
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34 similarly, to unsubscribe from the list, send a message with the word
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35 "unsubscribe" in the message body.
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37 Another valuable source of information and help which should not be
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38 overlooked is the various Usenet news groups dedicated to Emacs.
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39 These are particuarly good for help with general issues which aren't
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40 specific to the Windows port of Emacs. The main news groups to use
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44 comp.emacs
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46 There are also fairly regular postings and announcements of new or
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47 updated Emacs packages on this group:
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51 You are also always welcome to send me mail directly. If you don't
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52 hear from me immediately, however, don't worry; it sometimes takes me
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53 a few days (or longer) to get to all of my mail regarding Emacs.
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57 If you encounter a bug in this port of Emacs, we would like to hear
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58 about it. First check the file etc/PROBLEMS and the FAQ on the web
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59 page above to see if the bug is already known and if there are any
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60 workarounds. If not, then check whether the bug has something to do
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61 with code in your .emacs file, e.g. by invoking Emacs with the "-q
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64 If you decide that it is a bug in Emacs that might be specific to the
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65 Windows port, send a message to the ntemacs-users@cs.washington.edu
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66 mailing list describing the bug, the version of Emacs that you are
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67 using, and the operating system that you are running on (Windows NT,
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68 95 or 98 including service pack level if known). If the bug is
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69 related to subprocesses, also specify which shell you are using (e.g.,
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70 include the values of `shell-file-name' and `shell-explicit-file-name'
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73 If you think the bug is not specific to the Windows port of Emacs,
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74 then it is better to mail the bug report to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org so
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75 that it will be seen by the right people. If Emacs has been set up to
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76 send mail, you can use the command M-x report-emacs-bug to create and
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77 send the bug report, but in some cases there is a function to report
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78 bugs in a specific package; e.g. M-x gnus-bug for Gnus, M-x
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79 c-submit-bug-report for C/C++/Java mode, etc.