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Emacs for Windows NT and Windows 95
Emacs for Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/ME
This directory contains support for compiling and running GNU Emacs on
Windows NT and Windows 95. This port supports all of the major
functionality of the Unix version, including subprocesses, windowing
features (fonts, colors, scroll bars, multiple frames, etc.), and
networking support.
This directory contains support for compiling and running GNU Emacs on
Windows NT, Windows 95, and their successors. This port supports all
of the major functionality of the Unix version, including
subprocesses, windowing features (fonts, colors, scroll bars, multiple
frames, etc.), and networking support.
Precompiled distributions are also available; ftp to
Precompiled distributions are also available; ftp to
ftp://ftp.cs.washington.edu/pub/ntemacs/latest
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/latest/
for the latest precompiled distributions.
* Preliminaries
To compile Emacs, you will need either Microsoft Visual C++ 2.0 or
later, or a Windows port of GCC 2.95 or later with Mingw and W32 API
support and a port of GNU make. You can use the Cygwin ports of GCC,
but Emacs requires the Mingw headers and libraries to build.
for the latest precompiled distributions.
* Building and installing
See the INSTALL file in this directory for detailed instructions on
building and installing Emacs on your system.
See the INSTALL file in this directory for detailed instructions on
building and installing Emacs on your system.
* Further information
If you have access to the World Wide Web, I would recommend pointing
your favorite web browser to the document (if you haven't already):
There is a web page that serves as a FAQ at:
http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/voelker/ntemacs.html
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html
This web document serves as a FAQ and a source for further information
about the port and related software packages.
There is also a mailing list for discussing issues related to this
port of Emacs. For information about the list, send a message to
ntemacs-users-request@cs.washington.edu 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.
There is also a mailing list for discussing issues related to this
port of Emacs. For information about the list, send a message to
ntemacs-users-request@cs.washington.edu 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
for seeking help are:
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.
gnu.emacs.help
comp.emacs
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.
* Reporting bugs
If you encounter bugs in this port of Emacs, first check the FAQ on
the web page above to see if the bug is already known and if there are
any workarounds. If not, then I would like to hear about it; either
send a bug report to the mailing list, or to me directly (I would
recommend sending to the list first).
If you encounter a bug in this port of Emacs, we would like to hear
about it. First check the file etc/PROBLEMS and the FAQ on the web
page above to see if the bug is already known and if there are any
workarounds. If not, then check whether the bug has something to do
with code in your .emacs file, e.g. by invoking Emacs with the "-q
--no-site-file" options.
Enjoy.
If you decide that it is a bug in Emacs that might be specific to the
Windows port, send a message to the ntemacs-users@cs.washington.edu
mailing list describing the bug, the version of Emacs that you are
using, and the operating system that you are running on (Windows NT,
95 or 98 including service pack level if known). If the bug is
related to subprocesses, also specify which shell you are using (e.g.,
include the values of `shell-file-name' and `shell-explicit-file-name'
in your message).
-geoff
(voelker@cs.washington.edu)
If you think the bug is not specific to the Windows port of Emacs,
then it is better to mail the bug report to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org so
that it will be seen by the right people. If Emacs has been set up to
send mail, you can use the command M-x report-emacs-bug to create and
send the bug report, but in some cases there is a function to report
bugs in a specific package; e.g. M-x gnus-bug for Gnus, M-x
c-submit-bug-report for C/C++/Java mode, etc.