Re: [h-e-w] gnu emacs-win32, won't run on win98se?

[John McCabe]

> downloaded:   emacs-20.7-barebin-i386.tar.gz  ==>     emacs.tar.gz & emacs.tgz

<..snip..>

> Tried emacs.exe, but it says it can't find "term\w32-win.el". I couldn't
> find it either. Check the Readme.w32 it says where, but I don't have
> win32-win.el, anywhere? 

The 'barebin' download doesn't include the lisp files - better to try 
fullbin. I have never had any problems like this with Emacs.

> Set the HOME environment variable to C:\EMACS\BIN.

Should only matter for the location of your .emacs

> Reboot, with same result.
 
> Open DOS window, again, to do the whole installation, again, with the 
same results.

Make sure you have the right files...

1) Go to: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/windows/emacs/latest

2) Read the README file

3) Download: emacs-20.7-fullbin-i386.tar.gz

4) Unzip with gzip/gunzip

5) Untar with tar

6) Enter c:\emacs-20.7\bin and run addpm.exe.
7) Select Start => Programs => GNU Emacs => Emacs

That should be it. As the README says,
 
-------
   + Bare executables, only useful if you want to get the complete source
     release below, but can't compile Emacs yourself:
 
     emacs-20.7-barebin-i386.tar.gz  (requires emacs-20.7-src.tar.gz)
-------

So you need the source if you want to try to use the barebin package.

> This started out as an exercise to learn Emacs while proofing
> "An Introduction to Programming in Emacs Lisp"
> Second Edition, for GNU Emacs 21 by Robert J. Chassell, Review copy
> Seemed like a good idea, at the time.

It is.

Hope this helps.


Best Regards
John McCabe <address@hidden>