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   1              Emacs for Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/ME
   2
   3   Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005,
   4      2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   5   See the end of the INSTALL file in this directory for copying permissions.
   6
   7   This directory contains support for compiling and running GNU Emacs on
   8   Windows NT, Windows 95, and their successors.  This port supports all
   9   of the major functionality of the Unix version, including
  10   subprocesses, windowing features (fonts, colors, scroll bars, multiple
  11   frames, etc.), and networking support.
  12
  13   Precompiled distributions are also available; ftp to
  14
  15         ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/latest/
  16
  17   for the latest precompiled distributions.
  18
  19 * Building and installing
  20
  21   See the INSTALL file in this directory for detailed instructions on
  22   building and installing Emacs on your system.
  23
  24 * Further information
  25
  26   There is a web page that serves as a FAQ for the Windows port of
  27   Emacs (a.k.a. NTEmacs) at:
  28
  29         http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html
  30
  31   There is also a mailing list for discussing issues related to this
  32   port of Emacs.  For information about the list, see this Web page:
  33
  34         http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows
  35
  36   To ask questions on the mailing list, send email to
  37   help-emacs-windows@gnu.org.  (You don't need to subscribe for that.)
  38   To subscribe to the list or unsubscribe from it, fill the form you
  39   find at http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows as
  40   explained there.
  41
  42   Another valuable source of information and help which should not be
  43   overlooked is the various Usenet news groups dedicated to Emacs.
  44   These are particularly good for help with general issues which aren't
  45   specific to the Windows port of Emacs.  The main news groups to use
  46   for seeking help are:
  47
  48         gnu.emacs.help
  49         comp.emacs
  50
  51   There are also fairly regular postings and announcements of new or
  52   updated Emacs packages on this group:
  53
  54         gnu.emacs.sources
  55
  56 * Reporting bugs
  57
  58   If you encounter a bug in this port of Emacs, we would like to hear
  59   about it.  First check the file etc/PROBLEMS and the FAQ on the web
  60   page above to see if the bug is already known and if there are any
  61   workarounds.  If not, then check whether the bug has something to do
  62   with code in your .emacs file, e.g. by invoking Emacs with the "-q
  63   --no-site-file" options.
  64
  65   If you decide that it is a bug in Emacs that might be specific to the
  66   Windows port, send a message to the help-emacs-windows@gnu.org
  67   mailing list describing the bug, the version of Emacs that you are
  68   using, and the operating system that you are running on (Windows NT,
  69   95 or 98 including service pack level if known).  If the bug is
  70   related to subprocesses, also specify which shell you are using (e.g.,
  71   include the values of `shell-file-name' and `shell-explicit-file-name'
  72   in your message).
  73
  74   If you think the bug is not specific to the Windows port of Emacs,
  75   then it is better to mail the bug report to bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org so
  76   that it will be seen by the right people.  If Emacs has been set up to
  77   send mail, you can use the command M-x report-emacs-bug to create and
  78   send the bug report, but in some cases there is a function to report
  79   bugs in a specific package; e.g. M-x gnus-bug for Gnus, M-x
  80   c-submit-bug-report for C/C++/Java mode, etc.