Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 08:36:34 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: how to build emac
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On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, azuaje wrote:

> I want to build Emac.

Are you sure you need to build it yourself?  There is a pre-built
binary available right from the same place.

> I downloaded the files emacs.README and the source em1934s1.zip. I
> extract em1934s1.zip to his right directory (gnu\emacs\). In the
> directory emacs there is a bat file named config.bat. I guess that
> this file should do the job. This file take some optional switchs: 
> 
> config [--with-x] [--no-debug] msdos
> 
> What are these switchs about? Could you give me any clue?

Look inside config.bat; there are comments there that explain some of
this.

> I have been looking for the INSTALL.readmefile but I could not find it. 
> Where I could find documentation about building Emac?

The file INSTALL explains, near its end, how to build Emacs with
DJGPP.  Look for the string "MSDOG".

In general, all you need to do is type these two commands:

	    config msdos
	    make install

But please do read the full description in the file INSTALL.

Once again, you don't *have* to build Emacs if you only want to use
its binary-wise.