Precompiled Distributions of
- Emacs for Windows NT and Windows 95/98/2000
+ Emacs for Windows
- Version 20.7
-
- June 13, 2000
+ Version 21.3
+ April 22, 2003
+
This directory contains source and precompiled distributions for GNU
- Emacs on Windows NT and Windows 95/98/2000. This port is a part of
- the standard GNU Emacs distribution from the Free Software Foundation;
- the precompiled distributions are provided here for convenience since,
- unlike Unix, the majority of Windows users do not have access to a
- compiler (and, besides, do you really want to compile Emacs when you
- don't have to?).
+ Emacs on Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/Me. This port is a part
+ of the standard GNU Emacs distribution from the Free Software
+ Foundation; the precompiled distributions are provided here for
+ convenience since, unlike Unix, the majority of Windows users do not
+ have access to a compiler (and, besides, do you really want to compile
+ Emacs when you don't have to?).
If you have access to the World Wide Web, I would recommend pointing
your favorite web browser to the following document (if you haven't
If you want to redistribute any of the precompiled distributions of
Emacs, be careful to check the implications of the GPL. For instance,
- if you put the emacs-20.7-bin-i386.tar.gz file from this directory on
+ if you put the emacs-21.3-bin-i386.tar.gz file from this directory on
an Internet site, you must arrange to distribute the source files of
- the SAME version (i.e. emacs-20.7-src.tar.gz).
+ the SAME version (i.e. emacs-21.3-src.tar.gz).
Making a link to our copy of the source is NOT sufficient, since we
might upgrade to a new version while you are still distributing the
+ Primary precompiled distribution, including lisp source:
- emacs-20.7-fullbin-i386.tar.gz
+ emacs-21.3-fullbin-i386.tar.gz
+ Minimal precompiled distribution, which excludes lisp source:
- emacs-20.7-bin-i386.tar.gz
+ emacs-21.3-bin-i386.tar.gz
- You can download emacs-20.7-lisp.tar.gz to get the lisp source, if
+ You can download emacs-21.3-lisp.tar.gz to get the lisp source, if
you later decide you want it - it is useful for understanding how
packages work, and how they can best be setup or customized.
+ Bare executables, only useful if you want to get the complete source
release below, but can't compile Emacs yourself:
- emacs-20.7-barebin-i386.tar.gz (requires emacs-20.7-src.tar.gz)
+ emacs-21.3-barebin-i386.tar.gz (requires emacs-21.3-src.tar.gz)
+ Undumped executable, only needed for rebuilding Emacs after changing
certain core lisp files:
- emacs-20.7-undumped-i386.tar.gz
+ emacs-21.3-undumped-i386.tar.gz
+ Optional package providing the Library of Emacs Input Methods for
typing non-ascii characters, notably Chinese, Japanese and Korean,
but also including European and other character sets:
- emacs-20.7-leim.tar.gz
+ emacs-21.3-leim.tar.gz
+ The complete official source for Emacs:
- emacs-20.7-src.tar.gz
+ emacs-21.3-src.tar.gz
+ The complete official source for LEIM:
- leim-20.7-src.tar.gz
+ leim-21.3-src.tar.gz
* Distributions in multi-file .zip format
provided, for the benefit of people who have unreliable internet
connections, or who need to copy the distribution onto floppy disks:
- em207-b*.zip
+ em213b*.zip
- This is equivalent to getting emacs-20.7-bin-i386.tar.gz above.
- The lisp source is available as em207-l*.zip.
+ This is equivalent to getting emacs-21.3-bin-i386.tar.gz above.
+ The lisp source is available as em213l*.zip.
* Distributions for non-x86 platforms
* Unpacking distributions
Programs for handling the distribution file formats can be found in
- the utilities directory:
+ the utilities directory:
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/utilities
If your utility failed to create the lock directory, then you can
simply create it by hand (it is initially empty).
+ One final step is needed only when installing from the multi-file .zip
+ distribution, in order to recreate emacs.exe from its fragments (it is
+ too big to fit on a floppy even when zipped):
+
+ % cd emacs-21.3\bin
+ % stitch
+
* Unpacking with other tools
If you would like to compile Emacs from source, download the source
distribution, unpack it in the same manner as a precompiled
distribution, and look in the file nt/INSTALL for detailed directions.
- Note, though, that you must have a Microsoft compiler to compile the
- source. (Support for compiling with gcc 2.95 or later will be
- available in a future release.)
+ You can either use the Microsoft compiler included with Visual C++, or
+ GCC 2.95 or later with MinGW support, to compile the source. The port
+ of GCC included in Cygwin is supported, but check the nt/INSTALL file
+ if you have trouble since some builds of GNU make aren't supported.
* Further information
- There is a web page that serves as a FAQ at:
+ If you have access to the World Wide Web, I would recommend pointing
+ your favorite web browser to following the document (if you haven't
+ already):
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html
- 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.
+ This document serves as an FAQ and a source for further information
+ about the Windows port and related software packages.
+
+ In addition to the FAQ, there is a mailing list for discussing issues
+ related to the Windows port of Emacs. For information about the
+ list, see this Web page:
+
+ http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows
+
+ 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.
Another valuable source of information and help which should not be
overlooked is the various Usenet news groups dedicated to Emacs.
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.
-
Enjoy!
Andrew Innes