GNU bug report logs - #11683
24.1; MS-Windows: runemacs.exe: "could not start emacs" (emacs.exe does work)

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Albert <ab.for.lists <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 16:35:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: moreinfo, unreproducible

Found in version 24.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Christoph Scholtes <cschol2112 <at> googlemail.com>
To: Albert <ab.for.lists <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 11683 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#11683: 24.1; MS-Windows: runemacs.exe: "could not start emacs" (emacs.exe does work)
Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:27:37 -0600

On 6/12/2012 10:30 AM, Albert wrote:

> On Windows XP: double clicking runemacs.exe gives a pop-up/dialog box
> saying: "Could not start Emacs."
> (typing start runemacs.exe -Q does not work either)
>
> double clicking emacs.exe does work.
>
> Is there something wrong with runemacs.exe?

I cannot reproduce this on Windows 7 x64. runemacs.exe works as it 
should. I do not have access to Windows XP to test this though.

Can you please try the release candidate and see if the problem also occurs?

Thanks.
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