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> Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:13:37 +0200
> From: "Juanma Barranquero" <lekktu@gmail.com>
> Cc: emacs-devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
> 
> A few years ago, last I tested it, the only reason that 4NT/TCC failed
> the build process is one line in nt/configure.bat:
> 
>   if not "%$foo$%" == "123456789_123456789_123456789_123456789_123"
> goto SmallEnv
> 
> because 4NT expands %$ (is an internal variable, like %1, etc.) so the
> comparison is always false. If $foo$ were called foo$ 4NT would have
> no trouble at all.
> 
> I mentioned that back then, but the idea of changing one character to
> cater to non-free software was ill-received, IIRC.

If you can test the change with current versions of 4NT, I don't mind
the change.