Date:	Mon, 15 Jul 1996 11:20:44 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	Margo Schulter <mschulter AT mach1 DOT mpu DOT com>
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: two projects?
In-Reply-To:	<4s3l1b$7ab@news.mpu.com>
Message-Id:	<Pine.SUN.3.91.960715111746.13316P-100000@is>
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On 11 Jul 1996, Margo Schulter wrote:

> Secondly, an idea occurs to me -- how about a project for a beginner's
> kit for compiling the latest GNU emacs (19.31?) with djgpp v.2. This could
> be a great way for us newcomers to learn about make and similar tools
> while gaining a sense of confidence and self-determination (a major
> point of making source code available). Of course, I realize that it
> might also involve more time and effort for expert users than just to
> make available a good 32-bit DOS binary version of the latest emacs.

FYI, Emacs comes with an automated procedure that makes compiling it on 
MSDOS a matter of typing 2 command lines.  As I don't quite understand 
what would you like to achieve by letting beginners compile Emacs, I 
cannot tell if that fact would thwart your effort.

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