Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 10:43:08 +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?
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On 17 Jul 1996, Margo Schulter wrote:

> Eli Zaretskii (eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il) wrote:
> 
> : FYI, Emacs comes with an automated procedure that makes compiling it on 
> : MSDOS a matter of typing 2 command lines.
> 
> Thank you for this information; judging by other messages asking
> about emacs, maybe this could be added to the FAQ <grin>.
> 
> It's true that the FAQ does say that emacs 19.31 "compiles out of the box."
> However, I may not be the only beginner whose first reaction is "Yes, for
> someone who has already been working with C for five years" <grin>.

Are you serious??  Did you really expect the DJGPP FAQ to be an answer 
for ALL the possible questions in the world, including the question of 
Life, the Universe, and Everything.  Yes, I know the answer to that one 
also (42), but do you *really* want me to put into the DJGPP FAQ???

I think it's more than enough to say ``Emacs compiles out of the box''.  
I expect people who want to use any package to at least read the files 
with names such as README, INSTALL and FAQ immediately after they unzip 
any new package.  If they do, they will see the installation instructions 
for MSDOS that tell them what to do.