Re: Still cannot build native windows version of emacs 23.*

[Eric Lilja <mindcooler@gmail.com>]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
>> From: Eric Lilja <mindcooler@gmail.com>
>> Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 16:52:46 +0100
>>
>> Hi, I just performed a fresh cvs checkout and tried to build a native 
>> windows version, using  --enable-font-backend. I'm using a cygwin bash 
>> shell, with latest mingw make and cygwin's gcc in mingw mode (using 
>> -mno-cygwin). I've been building cvs versions of emacs this way for a 
>> few years now.
>>
>> The bootstrap fails with:
>> mingw32-make[1]: *** No rule to make target 
>> `../lisp/international/charprop.el', needed by `DOC'.  Stop.
> 
> Are you sure there were no stale files in the tree where you
> bootstrapped?

Yes, I removed the old checkout completely.

> 
> If the above does not help, please post here the full transcript of
> "configure --enable-font-backend" and "make bootstrap".  This problem
> should have been solved since yesterday.

I will post again with them attached as text files. Do you have any tips 
on how I should get the output into text files in the best possible way?
Just use > or something else?

> 
>> Still getting alot of these warnings (for all lisp files maybe):
>> Compiling url/url-ns.elWarning: Default coding system `iso-latin-1' 
>> disagrees with system codeset `cp1252' for this locale.
>> How do I avoid those in the build environment I briefly described above?
>>
>> Noticed several warnings in syntax.c relating to comparison always true 
>> or false (can't remember which) due to limited range of data types or 
>> something like that. You probably know what I'm talking about.
>>
>> Also noticed this:
>> In toplevel form:
>> term/mac-win.el:1146:1:Error: Invalid read syntax: "?"
> 
> I see these as well.  Please wait patiently until these are resolved.
> The Windows port currently needs quite a few fixes, and it will take
> time to make them.  If you need a stable Emacs, I don't recommend the
> trunk right now.
> 
> 
> 

I wish I could help. =/