Date: Mon, 27 May 1996 09:57:36 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Emacs 19.31 is out
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For whoever it may concern: GNU Emacs 19.31 is released, and it can be 
compiled with DJGPP v2 right out of the box.

For those of you who will try this for the first time, here is the 
simplified installation procedure (for more, read the INSTALL file once 
you open the archive):

To download:

   ftp to ftp.gnu.ai.mit.edu, chdir to pub/gnu and get emacs-19.31.tar.gz
   
To unzip the archive:

   djtar -x emx19-31.tgz
   (Hit Enter when DJTAR asks for new names to 4 .h files: they aren't 
    used on MS-DOS.)

To build, go into the directory emacs-19.31 created by DJTAR and type 
these two lines:

   config msdos
   make install

Go for a coffee after you type the last line: it takes about 20 minutes 
to build (on a 486DX2).

A directory bin/ is created under emacs-19.31 by the build process; add 
it to your PATH.  If you want to conserve disk space, you may then delete 
every subdirectory except the following: bin, lisp, etc, info.  If you 
want to be able to debug Emacs, keep the src directory too.

People who are familiar with Emacs, but never worked with it on MS-DOS, 
should read the MS-DOS chapter of the on-line docs first.