Date: Mon, 9 Aug 1999 18:40:58 +0200
From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Message-Id: <199908091640.SAA14512@acp3bf.physik.rwth-aachen.de>
To: davep AT hagbard DOT demon DOT co DOT uk
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Emacs 20.4
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Organization: RWTH Aachen, III. physikalisches Institut B
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

In article <slrn7qtp73 DOT gec DOT davep DOT news AT hagbard DOT demon DOT co DOT uk> you wrote:

> This was almost the problem. I did have update installed but there was a
> utility of the same name earlier in my PATH. Removing that allowed the
> config to proceed without incident.

... which is just another example showing why the README.1st
recommends putting the DJGPP\bin directory *first* in the path, i.e.
	
	set PATH=c:\djgpp\bin;%PATH%

instead of 

	set PATH=%PATH%;c:\djgpp\bin

PATH management can be an art, sometimes...

--
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.