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24.0.50; emacs_dir behavior too cumbersome for use within msys

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Message #22 received at 9481-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: CRLF0710 <crlf0710 <at> gmail.com>
Cc: 9481-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#9481: Fwd: bug#9481: 24.0.50; emacs_dir behavior too
	cumbersome for use within msys
Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 07:58:24 -0400

> From: CRLF0710 <crlf0710 <at> gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:27:04 +0800
> Cc: 9481 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> By the way, the reason i need this configuration is just because i
> want to create a personal package that follows the *nix habit. (So
> that i can run /usr/bin/emacs and work under Win32 in the familiar
> way. That's what msys and cygwin and similar environment provide. )
> When i saw %emacs_dir%, i thought this was not reasonable at the time.
> Now i understand the reason. Maybe i'll drop the entire directory to
> /usr/local.

You could also make a symlink, if MSYS supports them.

> Anyway, thank you for your time.

You are welcome.  Closing the bug.

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