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   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.