GNU bug report logs - #76638
Missing README files for Windows releases of Emacs

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Message #10 received at 76638 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>, corwin <at> bru.st
Cc: 76638 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#76638: Missing README files for Windows releases of Emacs
Date: Sun, 09 Mar 2025 11:42:18 +0200

> Cc: Corwin Brust <corwin <at> bru.st>
> Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 23:48:01 +1300
> From: Phil Sainty <psainty <at> orcon.net.nz>
> 
> https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/README says:
> 
> > Each major version of Emacs is kept in its own subdirectory. Please
> > see the README files there for details of how to install and run
> > Emacs.
> 
> Emacs 27, 28, 29, and 30 are all missing that file.  Given the parent
> directory's claim, I'd think the sub-directories should all include
> this file, which I understand should be a renamed copy of the file
> nt/README.W32 in the Emacs repository.
> 
> I also note that the Emacs 27 directory has a different readme file,
> README-windows-binaries, which is neither in any of the other release
> directories nor (that I can see) in the repository.  That one is quite
> different to the README.W32 file, but maybe it was also intended to be
> included alongside the newer releases.
> 
> I guess this needs to be fixed manually for the last four releases,
> and that the release scripts or processes need to be fixed so that
> this is taken care of in future.

Corwin, could you please look into this?

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