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Re: Native compilation on Windows, was Re: Bootstrap Compilation Speed


From: Eli Zaretskii
Subject: Re: Native compilation on Windows, was Re: Bootstrap Compilation Speed
Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2022 08:58:58 +0200

> From: "H. Dieter Wilhelm" <dieter@duenenhof-wilhelm.de>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,  Emacs developers <emacs-devel@gnu.org>,
>   Phillip Lord <phillip.lord@russet.org.uk>
> Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2022 23:56:01 +0100
> 
> 3. The installer default is "c:\Program Files\Emacs" I think it would be
>    cleaner when the installation tree includes the version number.

Why?  The Emacs installation tree is designed to accommodate more than
a single Emacs version simultaneously.  Using versioned directories
would mean users need to tweak their PATH each time they install a new
version, which is undesirable and unnecessary.

What are your reasons for using versioned installation trees?



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