# HG changeset patch # User Richard M. Stallman # Date 828304073 0 # Node ID b584b8da62cdda6524fcc2ef764d2ba1285c6a09 # Parent 15b06c5dc60885e8f726d1a8bc6f23168c705042 Update MSDOS info. diff -r 15b06c5dc608 -r b584b8da62cd etc/FAQ --- a/etc/FAQ Sat Mar 30 16:09:50 1996 +0000 +++ b/etc/FAQ Sun Mar 31 20:27:53 1996 +0000 @@ -1915,40 +1915,71 @@ Recent releases of GNU Emacs 19 should compile right out of the box on PCs with a 386 or better, running MS-DOS 3.0 or later. You will need the - following: + following to compile it: - Compiler: djgpp version 1,11 maint 4 or later. You can get the latest + Compiler: djgpp version 1.12 maint 1 or later. You can get the latest version by grabbing everything in the following directory (using anonymous ftp): - oak.oakland.edu:pub/msdos/djdpp - - Tar: One DOS version of tar is available via anonymous ftp from - - ftp.urc.tue.nl:pub/unixtools/dos - - However, not all DOS versions of tar work equally well, so you - might have to try others if this one gives you trouble. + ftp.coast.net:/SimTel/vendors/djgpp + + There are a few directories under djgpp whose names begin with + `v1'; get the contents of `v1' and `v1gnu'. + Do *not* try to compile Emacs with DJGPP v2.0 (in the + directories whose name begin with `v2') as GNU Emacs doesn't + support that version yet. + + GUnZip and Tar: + + The easiest way is to use `djtar' which comes with DJGPP v2.0, + because it can unzip .tar.gz archives on-the-fly (so you won't + need twice the required disk space while untarring the + archive). You get `djtar' with the `v2/djdev200.zip' file from + the above FTP server. + + Another (slower) version of Tar which unzips automatically is + available by anonymous ftp on this site: + + ftp.kiae.su:msdos/arcers/tar320fp.zip + + Or you can unZip the archive with the DJGPP port of GZip (from + the above directory at ftp.coast.net look for gzp124bn.zip), + then unTar it with any of the Tar ports floating around. A + DOS version of GNU tar is available via anonymous ftp from + + ftp.unipg.it:/pub/msdos/aspi/gtar-exe.zip + + Note that DOS ports of GNU Tar usually cannot unzip compressed + archives, and the above port is no exception. + + Another version of Tar for DOS can be found at + + ftp.urc.tue.nl:pub/unixtools/dos + + However, be warned that not all DOS versions of tar work + equally well, so you might have to try others if this one gives + you trouble. Utilities: chmod, make, mv, sed, rm. - All of these utilities are available via anonymous ftp from - the site - - ftp.iro.umontreal.ca:pub/Internet/gnuish - - You should grab the files futil4ax.zoo (contains chmod.exe, - mv.exe, and rm.exe), sed106ax.zoo (contains sed.exe), and - gzip07ax.zoo (contains gzip.exe). + All of these utilities are available via anonymous ftp from + the site + + ftp.coast.net:/SimTel/vendors/gnu/gnuish/dos_only + + You should grab the files fut312bx.zip (contains chmod.exe, + mv.exe, and rm.exe). + + A port of GNU Sed is available in the djgpp archives in the + above directory on ftp.coast.net. Look for a file named + sed118bn.zip. The file etc/MSDOS contains some information on the differences between the Unix and MS-DOS versions of GNU Emacs. If you would prefer not to compile Emacs by yourself, you can get - binaries for Emacs 19.24 via anonymous ftp from the following two sites: - - ftp.demon.co.uk:pub/ibmpc/editors/emacs19.24 - ftp.imada.ou.dk:pub/mirrors/msdos/emacs-19.24 + binaries for Emacs via anonymous ftp from many sites; use your Archie + client to search for them. You might also be interested in Demacs, which runs under MS-DOS (*not* Microsoft Windows; see question 84) on 386- and 486-based PCs. Demacs is @@ -1956,8 +1987,8 @@ Emacs 18 or 19. Demacs was developed using an MS-DOS version of gcc called djgpp by - D. J. Delorie which can compile and run large programs - under MS-DOS, but not under MS Windows. Demacs was derived from Nemacs + DJ Delorie which can compile and run large programs + under MS-DOS and under MS Windows. Demacs was derived from Nemacs rather than straight from GNU Emacs. You can get the most recent version of Demacs via anonymous ftp from ftp.sigmath.osaka-u.ac.jp in pub/Msdos/Demacs/*. @@ -1968,7 +1999,11 @@ 84: Where can I get Emacs for my PC running Microsoft Windows? - There are currently two ports of Emacs that runs under Microsoft Windows: + * If you compile GNU Emacs with the tools listed above, it will run under + Microsoft Windows in a DOS box. + + There are currently two other ports of Emacs that runs under Microsoft + Windows: * Oemacs @@ -1979,7 +2014,7 @@ that shell-mode does not work due to the limitation of MS-DOS. Anonymous ftp information: - /oak.oakland.edu:pub/msdos/oemacs/ + ftp.coast.net:SimTel/vendors/gnu/oemacs/ * The other uses a proprietary X Windows emulator and therefore the FSF does not think it deserves publicity.