> Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 10:07:45 -0800 > From: Paul Eggert <egg...@cs.ucla.edu> > CC: monn...@iro.umontreal.ca, bug-gnulib@gnu.org, emacs-de...@gnu.org > > We already provide instructions for people who want to build Emacs > on MS-DOS platforms. Our instructions can be expanded slightly > to tell them how to extract the files in the first place, and how > to deal with such prompts. They can be asked to just type RETURN, > for example.
To read the instructions, you need to unpack the archive first. > djtar -n emacs-25.chg emacs-25.tgz > ... > It is a bit more complex and error-prone for MS-DOS, yes. But > it has the advantage of compartmentalizing the MS-DOS restrictions > into the MS-DOS build instructions Sorry, but these complications are unacceptable for me. We use something like that in GDB, and the result is extremely fragile and error-prone, I find problems with missing renames every time I build GDB. I'm not going to make the same kind or mistake again in Emacs. Stefan and Chong, please make a decision regarding this issue. If the decision is not to rename these few files in the Emacs distribution, and instead ask me to cope with these complications, I will understand that the knee-jerk reaction of too many members of this community when they hear "MS-DOS" is more important that any voice of reason, and I will therefore resign from everything I do for Emacs development.
