From f1e54ce189afe71d92bd7a108d33744110b26e5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Eli Zaretskii Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:33:25 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document problems with DJGPP and NT's `redir' program. --- etc/PROBLEMS | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/etc/PROBLEMS b/etc/PROBLEMS index b6cdd3d66d9..0a2ba6fd1fe 100644 --- a/etc/PROBLEMS +++ b/etc/PROBLEMS @@ -1339,6 +1339,14 @@ subdirectory: `is_exec.c' and `sigaction.c'. Compile them and link them into the Emacs executable `temacs'; then they will replace the incorrect library functions. +* When compiling with DJGPP on Windows NT, "config msdos" fails. + +If the error message is "VDM has been already loaded", this is because +Windows has a program called `redir.exe' that is incompatible with a +program by the same name supplied with DJGPP, which is used by +config.bat. To resolve this, move the DJGPP's `bin' subdirectory to +the front of your PATH environment variable. + * When compiling with DJGPP on Windows 95, Make fails for some targets like make-docfile. -- 2.39.2