Date: Tue, 14 Jan 1997 17:17:24 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Eric Devolder <eric DOT devolder AT bigfoot DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: unpacking djgpp with winzip
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On Tue, 14 Jan 1997, Eric Devolder wrote:

> I just downloaded the latest version of djgpp (2.01) with emacs. I enjoy
> it, it's very powerful. However, I encoutered a lot of difficulites
> because I unpacked the files with Winzip 6.2; The problem is that winzip
> recognize long names (above 8 letters ) and unstuff the files with
> thoses names, but in dos sessions, the filenames are still in the old
> format. So, files with name like "makefile" are cheged to "makefi~1". It
> becomes very hazardous to compile, and to run emacs for example.
> I write it to you so you can warn it onto the following releases of
> djgpp. It has to be written in great letters!

Did you read the file `emacs.README' before downloading and unzipping the 
package?  If not, then you were amply punished, because that file 
explains all these issues in ``great letters''.  Unzipping with Winzip 
was the right thing to do, but there are other considerations that you 
should know about, and the readme explains them.  If you intend to 
compile Emacs, please also read the file INSTALL after you unzip the 
package (it explains near the end how to build Emacs on MSDOS and 
MS-Windows).

If you still have problems using Emacs, please describe them and you will 
get help.  (I cannot understand from your message whether you managed to 
overcome the difficulties that you mention.)