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authorJason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>2008-02-01 00:14:53 +0000
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See the INSTALL file in this directory for detailed instructions on
building and installing Emacs on your system.
+* EXE files produced
+
+ Building and installing Emacs will produce the following executable
+ files in the bin directory.
+
+ + emacs.exe - The main Emacs executable. As this is designed to run
+ as both a text-mode application (emacs -nw) and as a GUI application,
+ it will pop up a command prompt window if run directly from Explorer.
+
+ + runemacs.exe - A wrapper for running Emacs as a GUI application
+ without popping up a command prompt window.
+
+ + emacsclient.exe - A command-line client program that can
+ communicate with a running Emacs process. See the `Emacs Server'
+ node of the Emacs manul.
+
+ + emacsclientw.exe - A version of emacsclient that does not open
+ a command-line window.
+
+ + addpm.exe - A basic installer that creates Start Menu icons for Emacs.
+ Running this is optional.
+
+ + cmdproxy.exe - Used internally by Emacs to work around problems with
+ the native shells in various versions of Windows.
+
+ + ctags.exe, etags.exe - Tools for generating tag files. See the
+ `Tags' node of the Emacs manual.
+
+ + ebrowse.exe - A tool for generating C++ browse information. See the
+ `Ebrowse' manual.
+
+ + ddeclient.exe - A tool for interacting with DDE servers.
+
+ + hexl.exe - A tool for converting files to hex dumps. See the
+ `Editing Binary Files' node of the Emacs manual.
+
+ + movemail.exe - A helper application for safely moving mail from
+ a mail spool or POP server to a local user mailbox. See the
+ `Movemail' node of the Emacs manual.
+
+ + digest-doc.exe, sorted-doc.exe - Tools for rebuilding the
+ built-in documentation.
+
* Further information
There is a web page that serves as a FAQ for the Windows port of