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		      Precompiled Distributions of
	      Emacs for Windows NT and Windows 95/98/2000

			      Version 20.7

			     June 13, 2000

  This directory contains source and precompiled distributions for GNU
  Emacs on Windows NT and Windows 95/98/2000.  This port is a part of
  the standard GNU Emacs distribution from the Free Software Foundation;
  the precompiled distributions are provided here for convenience since,
  unlike Unix, the majority of Windows users do not have access to a
  compiler (and, besides, do you really want to compile Emacs when you
  don't have to?).

  If you have access to the World Wide Web, I would recommend pointing
  your favorite web browser to the following document (if you haven't
  already):

* IMPORTANT LEGAL REMINDER

  If you want to redistribute any of the precompiled distributions of
  Emacs, be careful to check the implications of the GPL.  For instance,
  if you put the emacs-20.7-bin-i386.tar.gz file from this directory on
  an Internet site, you must arrange to distribute the source files of
  the SAME version (i.e. emacs-20.7-src.tar.gz).

  Making a link to our copy of the source is NOT sufficient, since we
  might upgrade to a new version while you are still distributing the
  old binaries.

  name indicates a tarball contains executables compiled for
  Intel-compatible x86 systems):

  + Primary precompiled distribution, including lisp source:

      emacs-20.7-fullbin-i386.tar.gz

  + Minimal precompiled distribution, which excludes lisp source:

      emacs-20.7-bin-i386.tar.gz

    You can download emacs-20.7-lisp.tar.gz to get the lisp source, if
    you later decide you want it - it is useful for understanding how
    packages work, and how they can best be setup or customized.


  NB. If you just want to run Emacs, get one of the distributions above.


  + Bare executables, only useful if you want to get the complete source
    release below, but can't compile Emacs yourself:

      emacs-20.7-barebin-i386.tar.gz  (requires emacs-20.7-src.tar.gz)

  + Undumped executable, only needed for rebuilding Emacs after changing
    certain core lisp files:

      emacs-20.7-undumped-i386.tar.gz

  + Optional package providing the Library of Emacs Input Methods for
    typing non-ascii characters, notably Chinese, Japanese and Korean,
    but also including European and other character sets:

      emacs-20.7-leim.tar.gz

  + The complete official source for Emacs:

      emacs-20.7-src.tar.gz

  + The complete official source for LEIM:

      leim-20.7-src.tar.gz


* Distributions in multi-file .zip format

  A second distribution in the form of multiple small .zip files is also
  provided, for the benefit of people who have unreliable internet
  connections, or who need to copy the distribution onto floppy disks:

      em207-b*.zip

  This is equivalent to getting emacs-20.7-bin-i386.tar.gz above.
  The lisp source is available as em207-l*.zip.


* Distributions for non-x86 platforms

  I try to make this port available for all platforms supported by

* Unpacking distributions

  Programs for handling the distribution file formats can be found in
  the utilities directory:

    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/utilities

  For gzipped tar files, you will need either gunzip.exe and tar.exe
  together, or djtarnt.exe.  djtarnt.exe can also unpack .zip files.  I

	bin	etc	info	lisp	lock	site-lisp

  If your utility failed to create the lock directory, then you can
  simply create it by hand (it is initially empty).


* Unpacking with other tools

  If you do use other utility programs to unpack the distribution, check
  the following to be sure the distribution was not corrupted:

* Compiling from source

  If you would like to compile Emacs from source, download the source
  distribution, unpack it in the same manner as a precompiled
  distribution, and look in the file nt/INSTALL for detailed directions.
  Note, though, that you must have a Microsoft compiler to compile the
  source.  (Support for compiling with gcc 2.95 or later will be
  available in a future release.)


* Further information

  There is a web page that serves as a FAQ at:

	http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html

  There is also a mailing list for discussing issues related to this
  port of Emacs.  For information about the list, send a message to
  [e-mail] with the word "info" in the
  *body* of the message.  To subscribe to the list, send a message to
  the same address with the word "subscribe" in the body of the message;
  similarly, to unsubscribe from the list, send a message with the word
  "unsubscribe" in the message body.

  Another valuable source of information and help which should not be
  overlooked is the various Usenet news groups dedicated to Emacs.
  These are particuarly good for help with general issues which aren't
  specific to the Windows port of Emacs.  The main news groups to use

  There are also fairly regular postings and announcements of new or
  updated Emacs packages on this group:

	gnu.emacs.sources

  You are also always welcome to send me mail directly.  If you don't
  hear from me immediately, however, don't worry; it sometimes takes me
  a few days (or longer) to get to all of my mail regarding Emacs.

  Enjoy!

  Andrew Innes
  ([e-mail])

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		      Precompiled Distributions of
			   Emacs for Windows

			      Version 21.3

			     April 22, 2003
		
  This directory contains source and precompiled distributions for GNU
  Emacs on Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me.  This port is a part
  of the standard GNU Emacs distribution from the Free Software
  Foundation; the precompiled distributions are provided here for
  convenience since, unlike Unix, the majority of Windows users do not
  have access to a compiler (and, besides, do you really want to compile
  Emacs when you don't have to?).

  If you have access to the World Wide Web, I would recommend pointing
  your favorite web browser to the following document (if you haven't
  already):

* IMPORTANT LEGAL REMINDER

  If you want to redistribute any of the precompiled distributions of
  Emacs, be careful to check the implications of the GPL.  For instance,
  if you put the emacs-21.3-bin-i386.tar.gz file from this directory on
  an Internet site, you must arrange to distribute the source files of
  the SAME version (i.e. emacs-21.3-src.tar.gz).

  Making a link to our copy of the source is NOT sufficient, since we
  might upgrade to a new version while you are still distributing the
  old binaries.

  name indicates a tarball contains executables compiled for
  Intel-compatible x86 systems):

  + Primary precompiled distribution, including lisp source:

      emacs-21.3-fullbin-i386.tar.gz

  + Minimal precompiled distribution, which excludes lisp source:

      emacs-21.3-bin-i386.tar.gz

    You can download emacs-21.3-lisp.tar.gz to get the lisp source, if
    you later decide you want it - it is useful for understanding how
    packages work, and how they can best be setup or customized.


  NB. If you just want to run Emacs, get one of the distributions above.


  + Bare executables, only useful if you want to get the complete source
    release below, but can't compile Emacs yourself:

      emacs-21.3-barebin-i386.tar.gz  (requires emacs-21.3-src.tar.gz)

  + Undumped executable, only needed for rebuilding Emacs after changing
    certain core lisp files:

      emacs-21.3-undumped-i386.tar.gz

  + Optional package providing the Library of Emacs Input Methods for
    typing non-ascii characters, notably Chinese, Japanese and Korean,
    but also including European and other character sets:

      emacs-21.3-leim.tar.gz

  + The complete official source for Emacs:

      emacs-21.3-src.tar.gz

  + The complete official source for LEIM:

      leim-21.3-src.tar.gz


* Distributions in multi-file .zip format

  A second distribution in the form of multiple small .zip files is also
  provided, for the benefit of people who have unreliable internet
  connections, or who need to copy the distribution onto floppy disks:

      em213b*.zip

  This is equivalent to getting emacs-21.3-bin-i386.tar.gz above.
  The lisp source is available as em213l*.zip.


* Distributions for non-x86 platforms

  I try to make this port available for all platforms supported by

* Unpacking distributions

  Programs for handling the distribution file formats can be found in
  the utilities directory: 

    ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/utilities

  For gzipped tar files, you will need either gunzip.exe and tar.exe
  together, or djtarnt.exe.  djtarnt.exe can also unpack .zip files.  I

	bin	etc	info	lisp	lock	site-lisp

  If your utility failed to create the lock directory, then you can
  simply create it by hand (it is initially empty).

  One final step is needed only when installing from the multi-file .zip
  distribution, in order to recreate emacs.exe from its fragments (it is
  too big to fit on a floppy even when zipped):

    % cd emacs-21.3\bin
    % stitch


* Unpacking with other tools

  If you do use other utility programs to unpack the distribution, check
  the following to be sure the distribution was not corrupted:

* Compiling from source

  If you would like to compile Emacs from source, download the source
  distribution, unpack it in the same manner as a precompiled
  distribution, and look in the file nt/INSTALL for detailed directions.
  You can either use the Microsoft compiler included with Visual C++, or
  GCC 2.95 or later with MinGW support, to compile the source.  The port
  of GCC included in Cygwin is supported, but check the nt/INSTALL file
  if you have trouble since some builds of GNU make aren't supported.


* Further information

  If you have access to the World Wide Web, I would recommend pointing
  your favorite web browser to following the document (if you haven't
  already):

	http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html

  This document serves as an FAQ and a source for further information
  about the Windows port and related software packages.

  In addition to the FAQ, there is a mailing list for discussing issues
  related to the Windows port of Emacs.  For information about the
  list, see this Web page:

	http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows

  To ask questions on the mailing list, send email to
  [e-mail].  (You don't need to subscribe for that.)
  To subscribe to the list or unsubscribe from it, fill the form you
  find at http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows as
  explained there.

  Another valuable source of information and help which should not be
  overlooked is the various Usenet news groups dedicated to Emacs.
  These are particuarly good for help with general issues which aren't
  specific to the Windows port of Emacs.  The main news groups to use

  There are also fairly regular postings and announcements of new or
  updated Emacs packages on this group:

	gnu.emacs.sources

  Enjoy!

  Andrew Innes
  ([e-mail])