Re: Does grep work in Windows

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: "Robert Thorpe" <rthorpe@realworldtech.com>
> Date: 24 Jan 2007 06:25:27 -0800
> 
> Some tips:-
> * The path is needed exactly to the executable

Not to the executable, to its directory, as the example shows:

> in Cygwin for example
> C:\cygwin\bin\
>
> * The environmental variables Window gives "system variables" and "user
> variables".  For most Emacs purpose this doesn't matter since Emacs
> will be run as whatever user you are.  But for some programs it matters
> because they run sub-processes as system tasks.

It does matter if one uses the same machine under several user names,
or wants his aunt to use Emacs.  In that case, modify the system-wide
Path; otherwise only for your username.