If the build fails under that shell, try building again with the cmd
shell.
-The nmake Makefile also has known incompatibilites with the
+The nmake Makefile also has known incompatibilities with the
"command.com" shell that comes with Windows 9x. You will need to
use dmake and makefile.mk to build under Windows 9x.
in the README for the GCC bundle. You may need to set up a few environment
variables (usually run from a batch file).
+The version of gcc-2.95.2-msvcrt.exe released 7 November 1999 left out
+a fix for certain command line quotes, so be sure to download and install
+fixes/quote-fix-msvcrt.exe too.
+
You also need dmake. See L</"Make"> above on how to get it.
=back
=head2 Testing
Type "dmake test" (or "nmake test"). This will run most of the tests from
-the testsuite (many tests will be skipped, but no tests should typically
-fail).
+the testsuite (many tests will be skipped).
+
+There should be no test failures when running under Windows NT 4.0 or
+Windows 2000. Many tests I<will> fail under Windows 9x due to the inferior
+command shell.
-If some tests do fail, it may be because you are using a different command
-shell than the native "cmd.exe", or because you are building from a path
-that contains spaces. So don't do that.
+Some test failures may occur if you use a command shell other than the
+native "cmd.exe", or if you are building from a path that contains
+spaces. So don't do that.
If you are running the tests from a emacs shell window, you may see
failures in op/stat.t. Run "dmake test-notty" in that case.
Win9x support was added in 5.6 (Benjamin Stuhl).
-Last updated: 13 March 2000
+Last updated: 22 March 2000
=cut
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