X-Git-Url: https://code.delx.au/gnu-emacs/blobdiff_plain/5f3c35e6c9416eeea5133bcecee9a97e5cd9e187..e58a672c1d7056f3f05038d587937ca7ec88e8c6:/nt/README diff --git a/nt/README b/nt/README index 4db1148755..b452fedd1f 100644 --- a/nt/README +++ b/nt/README @@ -1,60 +1,88 @@ - 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. + Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, + 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + See the end of the file for license conditions. -Precompiled distributions are also available; ftp to + 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. - ftp://ftp.cs.washington.edu/pub/ntemacs/latest + Precompiled distributions are also available; ftp to -for the latest precompiled distributions. + ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/ -* 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 for the Windows port of + Emacs (a.k.a. NTEmacs) 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, see this Web page: -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. + http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows -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. + To ask questions on the mailing list, send email to + help-emacs-windows@gnu.org. (You don't need to subscribe for that.) + To subscribe to the list or unsubscribe from it, fill the form you + find at http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows as + explained there. -* Reporting bugs + Another valuable source of information and help which should not be + overlooked is the various Usenet news groups dedicated to Emacs. + These are particularly 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: + + gnu.emacs.help + comp.emacs -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). + There are also fairly regular postings and announcements of new or + updated Emacs packages on this group: -Enjoy. + gnu.emacs.sources + +* Reporting bugs --geoff -(voelker@cs.washington.edu) + 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" + option. + + Use the built in bug reporting functionality in Emacs so that it + will be seen by the right people. 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. + + +This file is part of GNU Emacs. + +GNU Emacs is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) +any later version. + +GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, +but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the +GNU General Public License for more details. + +You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with GNU Emacs; see the file COPYING. If not, write to the +Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, +Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.