From: davep DOT news AT hagbard DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Dave Pearson)
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Subject: Re: Emacs 20.4
Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 07:39:15 GMT
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On Mon, 9 Aug 1999 18:40:58 +0200, Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de> wrote:
> In article <slrn7qtp73 DOT gec DOT davep DOT news AT hagbard DOT demon DOT co DOT uk> you wrote:
> 
> > This was almost the problem. I did have update installed but there was a
> > utility of the same name earlier in my PATH. Removing that allowed the
> > config to proceed without incident.
> 
> .. which is just another example showing why the README.1st recommends
> putting the DJGPP\bin directory *first* in the path,

Unfortunately I've got other stuff that deserves to be further up the path.
But, the general advice stands.

> PATH management can be an art, sometimes...

Indeed.

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