Re: Directory structure changes in Emacs installed on MS-Windows

[Stefan Monnier]

> It would be important if it were true, but I don't think it's true.
> The way epaths.h is generated from epaths.in on Posix platforms leaves
> the root of the Emacs installation tree (specified via --prefix)
> hard-coded into the binary, and Emacs (AFAIK) currently doesn't
> support relocation of the installation tree on Posix systems.
> By contrast, on Windows relocation is a matter of routine.  So I cannot
> use the epaths-force target of the top-level Makefile anyway.

FWIW, such a relocation issue came up with the NS port, and as
I pointed out back then, it would be better to do it once and for all
uniformly, i.e. also do that relocation for posix platforms.


        Stefan