Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:15:19 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Paul Derbyshire <ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Appending data to executables?
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On 28 Sep 1997, Paul Derbyshire wrote:

> How about when the exe needs to read its own
> attached stuff back, or modify it? Same thing? Won't this cause errors in
> windows and other file sharing environments when the exe will be "in use"?

Why would the .exe file of a running program be "in use", Windows or
no Windows?  I don't think it should.  For example, I have no problems
building Emacs (where eventually the old emacs.exe is entirely
overwritten) on Windows when the old emacs.exe is already running.