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

[Eric Lilja]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > From: Eric Lilja <address@hidden>
> > 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. =/