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   1              Emacs for Windows NT/2000 and Windows 95/98/ME
   2
   3   Copyright (C) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009,
   4     2010, 2011  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
   5   See the end of the file for license conditions.
   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/emacs/windows/
  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 * EXE files produced
  25
  26   Building and installing Emacs will produce the following executable
  27   files in the bin directory.
  28
  29   + emacs.exe - The main Emacs executable. As this is designed to run
  30     as both a text-mode application (emacs -nw) and as a GUI application,
  31     it will pop up a command prompt window if run directly from Explorer.
  32
  33   + runemacs.exe - A wrapper for running Emacs as a GUI application
  34     without popping up a command prompt window.
  35
  36   + emacsclient.exe - A command-line client program that can
  37     communicate with a running Emacs process. See the `Emacs Server'
  38     node of the Emacs manul.
  39
  40   + emacsclientw.exe - A version of emacsclient that does not open
  41     a command-line window.
  42
  43   + addpm.exe - A basic installer that creates Start Menu icons for Emacs.
  44     Running this is optional.
  45
  46   + cmdproxy.exe - Used internally by Emacs to work around problems with
  47     the native shells in various versions of Windows.
  48
  49   + ctags.exe, etags.exe - Tools for generating tag files.  See the
  50   `Tags' node of the Emacs manual.
  51
  52   + ebrowse.exe - A tool for generating C++ browse information.  See the
  53     `Ebrowse' manual.
  54
  55   + ddeclient.exe - A tool for interacting with DDE servers.
  56
  57   + hexl.exe - A tool for converting files to hex dumps.  See the
  58     `Editing Binary Files' node of the Emacs manual.
  59
  60   + movemail.exe - A helper application for safely moving mail from
  61     a mail spool or POP server to a local user mailbox.  See the
  62     `Movemail' node of the Emacs manual.
  63
  64 * Further information
  65
  66   There is a web page that serves as a FAQ for the Windows port of
  67   Emacs (a.k.a. NTEmacs) at:
  68
  69         http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/ntemacs.html
  70
  71   There is also a mailing list for discussing issues related to this
  72   port of Emacs.  For information about the list, see this Web page:
  73
  74         http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows
  75
  76   To ask questions on the mailing list, send email to
  77   help-emacs-windows@gnu.org.  (You don't need to subscribe for that.)
  78   To subscribe to the list or unsubscribe from it, fill the form you
  79   find at http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-emacs-windows as
  80   explained there.
  81
  82   Another valuable source of information and help which should not be
  83   overlooked is the various Usenet news groups dedicated to Emacs.
  84   These are particularly good for help with general issues which aren't
  85   specific to the Windows port of Emacs.  The main news groups to use
  86   for seeking help are:
  87
  88         gnu.emacs.help
  89         comp.emacs
  90
  91   There are also fairly regular postings and announcements of new or
  92   updated Emacs packages on this group:
  93
  94         gnu.emacs.sources
  95
  96 * Reporting bugs
  97
  98   If you encounter a bug in this port of Emacs, we would like to hear
  99   about it.  First check the file etc/PROBLEMS and the FAQ on the web
 100   page above to see if the bug is already known and if there are any
 101   workarounds.  If not, then check whether the bug has something to do
 102   with code in your .emacs file, e.g. by invoking Emacs with the "-Q"
 103   option.
 104
 105   Use the built in bug reporting functionality in Emacs so that it
 106   will be seen by the right people.  You can use the command M-x
 107   report-emacs-bug to create and send the bug report, but in some
 108   cases there is a function to report bugs in a specific package;
 109   e.g. M-x gnus-bug for Gnus, M-x c-submit-bug-report for C/C++/Java
 110   mode, etc.
 111
 112 \f
 113 This file is part of GNU Emacs.
 114
 115 GNU Emacs is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 116 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 117 the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
 118 (at your option) any later version.
 119
 120 GNU Emacs is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 121 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 122 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 123 GNU General Public License for more details.
 124
 125 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 126 along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.