| 1 | Emacs for Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/ME |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Copyright (c) 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc. |
| 4 | See the end of the INSTALL file in this directory for copying permissions. |
| 5 | |
| 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. |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Precompiled distributions are also available; ftp to |
| 13 | |
| 14 | ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/latest/ |
| 15 | |
| 16 | for the latest precompiled distributions. |
| 17 | |
| 18 | * Building and installing |
| 19 | |
| 20 | See the INSTALL file in this directory for detailed instructions on |
| 21 | building and installing Emacs on your system. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | * Further information |
| 24 | |
| 25 | There is a web page that serves as a FAQ for the Windows port of |
| 26 | Emacs (a.k.a. NTEmacs) at: |
| 27 | |
| 28 | http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html |
| 29 | |
| 30 | There is also a mailing list for discussing issues related to this |
| 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. |
| 40 | |
| 41 | Another valuable source of information and help which should not be |
| 42 | overlooked is the various Usenet news groups dedicated to Emacs. |
| 43 | These are particularly good for help with general issues which aren't |
| 44 | specific to the Windows port of Emacs. The main news groups to use |
| 45 | for seeking help are: |
| 46 | |
| 47 | gnu.emacs.help |
| 48 | comp.emacs |
| 49 | |
| 50 | There are also fairly regular postings and announcements of new or |
| 51 | updated Emacs packages on this group: |
| 52 | |
| 53 | gnu.emacs.sources |
| 54 | |
| 55 | * Reporting bugs |
| 56 | |
| 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 |
| 65 | Windows port, send a message to the help-emacs-windows@gnu.org |
| 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. |