Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 18:59:40 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: MVrable <mvrable AT aol DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Rebuilding gcc - "c-parse.gperf" not found
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On 1 Sep 1997, MVrable wrote:

> Yes, in fact there is a way to do this.  To do this, you will need to
> create the small file below (the exact name doesn't matter) and give
> it an extension of .REG.  Then, right-click the file in explorer and
> select "Merge" from the context menu.  After this has been done, the
> file itself should no longer be necessary and can be deleted.  (If you
> prefer, you could go in and edit the registry directly, but the method
> detailed above is probably easier.  Don't say I didn't warn you.)

The way to do this by using the registry editor is explained in the
DJGPP FAQ list, section 8.2.

> (Just another side note: I believe that the installation instructions
> for Emacs mention this fix and say that it is necessary if you are
> planning to run Emacs under both short- and long- filename
> environments.

I run Emacs (as well as other DJGPP programs) this way on my machine,
and it works.