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Emacs 23.1 and later don't work in windows 98

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#8562: closed (Emacs 23.1 and later don't work in windows 98)
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2011 22:04:01 +0000

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From: oslsachem <oslsachem <at> gmail.com>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Emacs 23.1 and later don't work in windows 98
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:55:46 +0200

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Hi, emacs no longer works under windows 98 since emacs version 23.1.

It worked with version 22.3.

This problem has been already reported at
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/help-emacs-windows/2009-09/msg00042.html

The suggested solution doesn't seem to work.


Note:
If maintaining compatibility with outdated versions of windows is no longer
relevant then the information provided at
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/Introduction.html#Introduction
should be revised.

Anecdotal note:
I took my chances by posing this problem at #emacs freenode irc channel.
I was told that perhaps it was time to upgrade to windows Me.
I ascertained that this guy didn't work for microsoft.
It serves me right for trying to take a shortcut to posting to the mailing
list.

Greetings,
                Osl

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: oslsachem <oslsachem <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 8562-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#8562: Emacs 23.1 and later don't work in windows 98
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2011 00:01:13 +0200

> Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2011 21:59:57 +0100
> From: oslsachem <oslsachem <at> gmail.com>
> Cc: 8562 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > Maybe.  But since we are in a pretest, I opted for a safer solution:
> > add a similar test to runemacs.  The patch is below; please try
> > applying it to the current trunk of Emacs 24.  If it works, I will
> > commit it.
> 
> "This is GNU Emacs 24.0.91.1 (i386-mingw-windows98.2222) [...]"
> 
> As far as I can tell, the patched Emacs works flawlessly:

Thanks.  I committed those changes, which completes the solution for
this problem.

This bug is now officially closed.  Thanks so much for all your help
during the work on the solution.

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