Mercurial > emacs
changeset 14996:3b2fd351be80
MSDOS changes.
| author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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| date | Thu, 11 Apr 1996 22:55:34 +0000 |
| parents | f355434dee03 |
| children | 51a773474d47 |
| files | etc/FAQ |
| diffstat | 1 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-) [+] |
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--- a/etc/FAQ Thu Apr 11 22:53:07 1996 +0000 +++ b/etc/FAQ Thu Apr 11 22:55:34 1996 +0000 @@ -1917,48 +1917,51 @@ PCs with a 386 or better, running MS-DOS 3.0 or later. You will need the following to compile it: - 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): + Compiler: djgpp version 1.12 maint 1 or later. Djgpp v2.0 or later is + recommended, since v1.x is being phased out--if you'll have any + djgpp-related problem for which there is no known solution, you + are on your own when you use djgpp v1.x. + + You can get the latest release of either v1.x or v2.0 by + grabbing everything in the following directory (using anonymous + ftp): 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. + There are a few directories under djgpp whose names begin with + `v1' or `v2'; get the contents of `v2' and `v2gnu' (for djgpp + v2) or `v1' and `v1gnu' (for djgpp v1). 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. + 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 v2/gzp124b.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. + + 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. @@ -1970,13 +1973,19 @@ 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. + A port of GNU Sed is available in the djgpp archives in the + above directory on ftp.coast.net. Look for a file named + v2/sed118b.zip or v1/sed118bn.zip. The file etc/MSDOS contains some information on the differences between the Unix and MS-DOS versions of GNU Emacs. + MS-DOS systems are notorious in the problems they present when installing + programs, due to a great variability in both hardware and software. If + you have any unusual problems compiling or using Emacs, please consult + the latest version of the djgpp FAQ list, available as v2/faqNNNb.zip, + where `NNN' is the version number. For v1, get the file v1/faq102.zip. + If you would prefer not to compile Emacs by yourself, you can get binaries for Emacs via anonymous ftp from many sites; use your Archie client to search for them.