GNU bug report logs - #19989
25.0.50; Build instructions on Windows

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ilya Zakharevich <nospam-abuse <at> ilyaz.org>

Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2015 16:48:01 UTC

Severity: minor

Found in version 25.0.50

Done: Noam Postavsky <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #50 received at submit <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Óscar Fuentes <ofv <at> wanadoo.es>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#19989: 25.0.50; Build instructions on Windows
Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:13:24 +0100

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

>> Using mingw-get (which I did) is complicated as well if you want to
>> avoid falling into one of the traps mentioned in this thread.
>
> The question is: can we amend the instructions to make them less
> error-prone?

Another option is to recommend MSYS2 for those interested on building
Emacs on Windows. It is a straightforward process.

I'll add the instructions one of this days.
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