GNU bug report logs - #8562
Emacs 23.1 and later don't work in windows 98

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Packages: w32, emacs;

Reported by: oslsachem <oslsachem <at> gmail.com>

Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:59:01 UTC

Severity: normal

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: oslsachem <oslsachem <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 8562 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8562: Emacs 23.1 and later don't work in windows 98
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:05:53 +0200

> I would like to avoid making changes for which we don't have a good
> reason and a clear test case.  So if you can spot any significant
> differences in menus depending on whether AppendMenuW comes from
> unicows.dll or elsewhere, please show them, and let's take it from
> there.  If there are no significant differences, I'd prefer not to
> rock the boat more than necessary.

Indeed, I couldn't tell any difference between them.
Come to think of it, I can't but agree with you. It seems a good
example of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" or "never change a
running system" :)

Greetings,
    Osl
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