From: Jason Rumney <jasonr@gnu.org>
To: John Watson <john.watson@gmail.com>, 3196@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Cc: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: bug#3196: bad install
Date: Sun, 03 May 2009 17:59:41 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49FD6B0D.3080902@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <96bd3cdc0905021828k72ca7f70tfe9877365c313d91@mail.gmail.com>
John Watson wrote:
> Guys,
> I just downloaded what I thought was the latest emacs binary release
> for windows. When I unzipped it the /bin dir in the install was empty.
> In fact I didn't see any exe files in the entire exploded dir. I
> downloaded what looked the previous minor release and that at least
> appears to have something in the /bin dir.
What file did you download, from what site, and what led you to believe
(perhaps incorrectly) that it was a binary release of Emacs for windows?
> I'm not going to provide any more details, but that ftp folder is
> more than a little confusing. Lets hope the new download works.
Why won't you provide more details? Your report is unlikely to lead to
improvements without them, as it is too vague.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-05-03 9:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-05-03 1:28 bug#3196: bad install John Watson
2009-05-03 9:59 ` Jason Rumney [this message]
2011-07-10 1:48 ` Glenn Morris
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