GNU bug report logs - #14603
MS Windows configure needs to be run via msysconfig.sh

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Message #64 received at 14603 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 14603 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se, dgutov <at> yandex.ru
Subject: Re: bug#14603: 24.3.50; Error while bootstrapping Emacs on Windows
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 09:43:50 +0300

> From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
> Cc: Jan Djärv <jan.h.d <at> swipnet.se>,  dgutov <at> yandex.ru,
>   14603 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:26:03 -0400
> 
> It was (really) great that you did this work, and it will mean that MS
> Windows gets to benefit from a lot of stuff for free, but don't expect
> those of us who don't care about MS Windows to suddenly start doing so
> and pick up the MS-Windows specific pieces.

The configure script is not Windows specific.  I don't see why you
would refrain from making changes there that cater to the Windows
build, given user requests and bug reports.

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