Re: Window (XP) releases failing

[Reiner Steib]

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On Sun, Apr 20 2008, ddcc wrote:

> Reiner,
>
> I downloaded first:
> emacs-22.1-bin-i386.zip
> and later
> emacs-22.2-bin-i386.zip
> Unpacked them, etc.
>>BOTH< emacs.exe die immediately when started.

This is completely different to what you wrote in your first report:

>> > emacs-22.2-barebin-i386.zip
>> > emacs.exe dies due to a missing file.  Sorry no details.
[...]
>> > emacs-22.2-bin-i386.zip  
>> > works OK

> I used the dump facility and in BOTH cases it reports trouble.
>
> As I said:
>    Took me too long to decide the problem is at your side ...
> At least half a day of tinkering.
>
> Finally I downloaded the full set and that works ...
>
> I have no idea what you try to explain to me below ...
>
>> > [I have on my WinXP boxes emacs 20.7 & 22.1 under cygwin -- 
>> > to show you that I am not a novice.]
>> >
>> > I tried:
>> > emacs-22.2-barebin-i386.zip
>> > emacs.exe dies due to a missing file.  Sorry no details.
>> >
>> > Took me too long to decide the problem is at your side ...
>> 
>> Not really:
>> 
>> ,----[ (directory where you found emacs-22.2-barebin-i386.zip)/README ]
>> |   + emacs-22.2-barebin-i386.zip
>> |     Windows binaries of Emacs-22.2, without lisp code or documentation.
>> | 
>> |     Download this file if you already have the source distribution, [...]
>> `----
>> 
>> > emacs-22.2-bin-i386.zip  
>> > works OK