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Re: Installing Emacs 21.3
From: |
Lute Kamstra |
Subject: |
Re: Installing Emacs 21.3 |
Date: |
Sat, 06 Sep 2003 11:49:49 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.1003 (Gnus v5.10.3) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
"Tim" <tts1@cec.wustl.edu> writes:
> I am trying to install Emacs 21.2 on my laptop (running XP). I download
> the .tar file, and run Winzip and unzip the files to a directory
> (c:\java\emacs), but all the help I can find tells me to go to the bin
> folder. My "emacs-21.2" folder that is created does not have a bin folder.
> Nor does it have the "runemacs.exe" file the site I am looking at
> (http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/faq3.html#unpack-install) tells
> you to run. However, I do have a "runemacs.c" file in a folder
> "emacs-21.2\nt. Opening this file brings up a text file with some comments
> and what looks like executable code.
> As I do not have the bin folder, I am unsure of what to do. Does anyone
> have any advice?
You probably downloaded just the source code. It needs to be compiled
first, before you can run Emacs. On a windows system, this maybe
difficult. Best try and look for an Emacs that is already compiled
for windows.
Lute.
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