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authorEli Zaretskii2008-12-19 11:13:11 +0000
committerEli Zaretskii2008-12-19 11:13:11 +0000
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(MS-DOS): Document the problems on Vista.
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@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
12008-12-19 Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
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3 * PROBLEMS (MS-DOS): Document the problems on Vista.
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12008-12-17 Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl> 52008-12-17 Carsten Dominik <dominik@science.uva.nl>
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3 * refcards/orgcard.tex: Version number change. 7 * refcards/orgcard.tex: Version number change.
diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS
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--- a/etc/PROBLEMS
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@@ -3493,7 +3493,7 @@ PATH.
3493 3493
3494** MS-DOS 3494** MS-DOS
3495 3495
3496*** When compiling with DJGPP on MS-Windows NT, "config msdos" fails. 3496*** When compiling with DJGPP on MS-Windows NT or later, "config msdos" fails.
3497 3497
3498If the error message is "VDM has been already loaded", this is because 3498If the error message is "VDM has been already loaded", this is because
3499Windows has a program called `redir.exe' that is incompatible with a 3499Windows has a program called `redir.exe' that is incompatible with a
@@ -3501,13 +3501,19 @@ program by the same name supplied with DJGPP, which is used by
3501config.bat. To resolve this, move the DJGPP's `bin' subdirectory to 3501config.bat. To resolve this, move the DJGPP's `bin' subdirectory to
3502the front of your PATH environment variable. 3502the front of your PATH environment variable.
3503 3503
3504*** When Emacs compiled with DJGPP runs on Vista, it runs out of memory.
3505
3506If Emacs running on Vista displays "!MEM FULL!" in the mode line, you
3507are hitting the memory allocation bugs in the Vista DPMI server. See
3508msdos/INSTALL for how to work around these bugs (search for "Vista").
3509
3504*** When compiling with DJGPP on MS-Windows 95, Make fails for some targets 3510*** When compiling with DJGPP on MS-Windows 95, Make fails for some targets
3505like make-docfile. 3511like make-docfile.
3506 3512
3507This can happen if long file name support (the setting of environment 3513This can happen if long file name support (the setting of environment
3508variable LFN) when Emacs distribution was unpacked and during 3514variable LFN) when Emacs distribution was unpacked and during
3509compilation are not the same. See the MSDOG section of INSTALL for 3515compilation are not the same. See msdos/INSTALL for the explanation
3510the explanation of how to avoid this problem. 3516of how to avoid this problem.
3511 3517
3512*** Emacs compiled with DJGPP complains at startup: 3518*** Emacs compiled with DJGPP complains at startup:
3513 3519
@@ -3580,8 +3586,8 @@ support, thus causing long filenames to be truncated to the first 6
3580characters and a numeric tail that Windows 95 normally attaches to it. 3586characters and a numeric tail that Windows 95 normally attaches to it.
3581You should unzip the files again with a utility that supports long 3587You should unzip the files again with a utility that supports long
3582filenames (such as djtar from DJGPP or InfoZip's UnZip program 3588filenames (such as djtar from DJGPP or InfoZip's UnZip program
3583compiled with DJGPP v2). The MSDOG section of the file INSTALL 3589compiled with DJGPP v2). The file msdos/INSTALL explains this issue
3584explains this issue in more detail. 3590in more detail.
3585 3591
3586Another possible reason for such failures is that Emacs compiled for 3592Another possible reason for such failures is that Emacs compiled for
3587MSDOS is used on Windows NT, where long file names are not supported 3593MSDOS is used on Windows NT, where long file names are not supported