Xref: news2.mv.net comp.os.msdos.djgpp:6083 From: mschulter AT mach1 DOT mpu DOT com (Margo Schulter) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: two projects? Date: 17 Jul 1996 02:17:37 GMT Organization: MP Unlimited, Inc. Lines: 16 Message-ID: <4shig1$fqo@news.mpu.com> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: mach1.mpu.com To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Eli Zaretskii (eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il) wrote: : FYI, Emacs comes with an automated procedure that makes compiling it on : MSDOS a matter of typing 2 command lines. As I don't quite understand : what would you like to achieve by letting beginners compile Emacs, I : cannot tell if that fact would thwart your effort. Thank you for this information; judging by other messages asking about emacs, maybe this could be added to the FAQ . Now that I know how simple it really is, I'm going to ftp that source code and try it. It's true that the FAQ does say that emacs 19.31 "compiles out of the box." However, I may not be the only beginner whose first reaction is "Yes, for someone who has already been working with C for five years" .