From: erik DOT post AT student DOT utwente DOT nl (Erik Post)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Emacs does nothing!
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 1997 10:16:28 GMT
Organization: University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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On 16 Jul 1997 04:20:03 GMT, "Chris Abichandani"
<abichandanic AT acad DOT ripon DOT edu> wrote:

>Ok, when I clear my djgpp environment variable, it works fine. But when
>this variable is set,
>emacs (when run from the command line in a dos box in win95) executes, and
>exits immediately without output.
>
>like so:
>
>c:\> emacs <enter>
>
>c:\>
>
>What's up with this?
>I have djgpp and the stuff needed for C++ all set to go, and it all runs
>well. Emacs is installed in djgpp as directed. Any ideas?
>
>-Chris
>

Have you unzipped emacs with preservation of long filenames (eg
unzipped with WinZip or unzip386.exe, NOT with pkunzip)? If so, than
type SET LFN=Y at the dos prompt and then try to run emacs.
Don't change your DJGPP env variable.

Hope that helps,



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Erik Post
Student Computer Sciences at University of Twente, The Netherlands
e-mail: erik DOT post AT student DOT utwente DOT nl