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From: Corwin Brust <corwin@bru.st>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
Cc: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>,
	55082@debbugs.gnu.org, Matthew James Kraai <kraai@ftbfs.org>
Subject: bug#55082: emacs-28.1-installer.exe not signed by Phillip Lord
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2022 01:31:58 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAJf-WoQjA5jBABauqZ3XnEJ9YgoU+gYZVCDNRkX9PYbd-YoKZQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAJf-WoQLdjgARRgznZdjTExnd2-d3--_tuSw2JcOLfnhmTRZ6w@mail.gmail.com>

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On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 1:22 AM Corwin Brust <corwin@bru.st> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Apr 24, 2022 at 1:16 AM Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org> wrote:
> >
> > It might be shorter, but it says nothing about the zip file, and IMO
> > this is important, especially for people who are uneasy running
> > executables downloaded from Web sites, or running installers in
> > general.  (It is okay, IMO, to mention the installer version first and
> > the zip version second, though.)
>
> Thanks for these very helpful comments; I'll work up a new patch.

A next patch attempt is quoted below and included as an attachment.

--- download.html.orig  2022-04-23 15:19:55.160069600 -0500
+++ download.html       2022-04-24 01:29:10.486570000 -0500
@@ -145,9 +145,11 @@
                         GNU mirror</a>; or the <a
href="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/">main
                         GNU FTP server</a>.
                       <br/>
-                      Unzip the zip file preserving the directory
structure, and run
-                      <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code>.  Alternatively,
create a desktop shortcut to
-                      <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code>, and start Emacs
by double-clicking on that
+                      Mostly simply, download and run the
emacs-<code>version</code>-installer.exe
+                      which will install Emacs and create shortcuts
for you.  Alternately, download
+                      emacs-<code>version</code>.zip then unzip,
preserving the directory structure.
+                      You can then run <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code>
or create a desktop shortcut to
+                      <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code> and start Emacs
by double-clicking on that
                       shortcut's icon.
                     </p>

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--- download.html.orig	2022-04-23 15:19:55.160069600 -0500
+++ download.html	2022-04-24 01:29:10.486570000 -0500
@@ -145,9 +145,11 @@
                         GNU mirror</a>; or the <a href="http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/windows/">main
                         GNU FTP server</a>.
                       <br/>
-                      Unzip the zip file preserving the directory structure, and run
-                      <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code>.  Alternatively, create a desktop shortcut to
-                      <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code>, and start Emacs by double-clicking on that
+                      Mostly simply, download and run the emacs-<code>version</code>-installer.exe
+                      which will install Emacs and create shortcuts for you.  Alternately, download
+                      emacs-<code>version</code>.zip then unzip, preserving the directory structure.
+                      You can then run <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code> or create a desktop shortcut to
+                      <code>bin\runemacs.exe</code> and start Emacs by double-clicking on that
                       shortcut's icon.
                     </p>
 

  reply	other threads:[~2022-04-24  6:31 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-04-23 16:26 bug#55082: emacs-28.1-installer.exe not signed by Phillip Lord Matthew James Kraai
2022-04-23 18:30 ` Corwin Brust
2022-04-23 18:34   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-04-23 18:51     ` Corwin Brust
2022-04-23 19:55       ` Corwin Brust
2022-04-23 20:06         ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-04-23 20:34           ` Corwin Brust
2022-04-24  5:15             ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-04-24  5:43               ` Corwin Brust
2022-04-24  6:16                 ` Eli Zaretskii
2022-04-24  6:22                   ` Corwin Brust
2022-04-24  6:31                     ` Corwin Brust [this message]
2022-04-24 11:18                       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2022-04-24 15:29                         ` Corwin Brust
2022-04-24 23:56                           ` Matthew James Kraai
2022-04-23 19:59       ` Lars Ingebrigtsen

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