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d3776990 | 1 | Emacs for Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/ME |
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3 | Copyright (c) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
4 | See the end of the INSTALL file in this directory for copying permissions. | |
5 | ||
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6 | This directory contains support for compiling and running GNU Emacs on |
7 | Windows NT, Windows 95, and their successors. This port supports all | |
8 | of the major functionality of the Unix version, including | |
9 | subprocesses, windowing features (fonts, colors, scroll bars, multiple | |
10 | frames, etc.), and networking support. | |
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d3776990 | 12 | Precompiled distributions are also available; ftp to |
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d3776990 | 14 | ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/latest/ |
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d3776990 | 16 | for the latest precompiled distributions. |
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18 | * Building and installing | |
19 | ||
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20 | See the INSTALL file in this directory for detailed instructions on |
21 | building and installing Emacs on your system. | |
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22 | |
23 | * Further information | |
24 | ||
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25 | There is a web page that serves as a FAQ for the Windows port of |
26 | Emacs (a.k.a. NTEmacs) at: | |
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d3776990 | 28 | http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html |
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d3776990 | 30 | There is also a mailing list for discussing issues related to this |
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31 | port of Emacs. For information about the list, see this Web page: |
32 | ||
33 | http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows | |
34 | ||
35 | To ask questions on the mailing list, send email to | |
36 | help-emacs-windows@gnu.org. (You don't need to subscribe for that.) | |
37 | To subscribe to the list or unsubscribe from it, fill the form you | |
38 | find at http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows as | |
39 | explained there. | |
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41 | Another valuable source of information and help which should not be |
42 | overlooked is the various Usenet news groups dedicated to Emacs. | |
33d69478 | 43 | These are particularly good for help with general issues which aren't |
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44 | specific to the Windows port of Emacs. The main news groups to use |
45 | for seeking help are: | |
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47 | gnu.emacs.help |
48 | comp.emacs | |
a4a9692d | 49 | |
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50 | There are also fairly regular postings and announcements of new or |
51 | updated Emacs packages on this group: | |
a4a9692d | 52 | |
d3776990 | 53 | gnu.emacs.sources |
a4a9692d | 54 | |
d3776990 | 55 | * Reporting bugs |
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57 | If you encounter a bug in this port of Emacs, we would like to hear |
58 | about it. First check the file etc/PROBLEMS and the FAQ on the web | |
59 | page above to see if the bug is already known and if there are any | |
60 | workarounds. If not, then check whether the bug has something to do | |
61 | with code in your .emacs file, e.g. by invoking Emacs with the "-q | |
62 | --no-site-file" options. | |
63 | ||
64 | If you decide that it is a bug in Emacs that might be specific to the | |
33d69478 | 65 | Windows port, send a message to the help-emacs-windows@gnu.org |
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66 | mailing list describing the bug, the version of Emacs that you are |
67 | using, and the operating system that you are running on (Windows NT, | |
68 | 95 or 98 including service pack level if known). If the bug is | |
69 | related to subprocesses, also specify which shell you are using (e.g., | |
70 | include the values of `shell-file-name' and `shell-explicit-file-name' | |
71 | in your message). | |
72 | ||
73 | If you think the bug is not specific to the Windows port of Emacs, | |
74 | then it is better to mail the bug report to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org so | |
75 | that it will be seen by the right people. If Emacs has been set up to | |
76 | send mail, you can use the command M-x report-emacs-bug to create and | |
77 | send the bug report, but in some cases there is a function to report | |
78 | bugs in a specific package; e.g. M-x gnus-bug for Gnus, M-x | |
79 | c-submit-bug-report for C/C++/Java mode, etc. |