Win32 emacs, Cygwin emacs...and PATH
Elfyn McBratney
elfyn-cygwin@exposure.org.uk
Tue Feb 11 12:06:00 GMT 2003
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From: "Nick Miller" <nmiller@cs.oberlin.edu>
To: "Elfyn McBratney" <elfyn-cygwin@exposure.org.uk>
Sent: Monday, February 10, 2003 10:58 PM
Subject: Re: Why won't my files link?
> Hello, I have a quick question that I was hoping you might have time to
> address...
>
> So I have a copy of emacs for Win32 installed in "C:/". I have my Windows
> environment variables (PATH) set up so that I can run emacs right from the
> Windows command prompt by typing "emacs". What I am now wondering is how
> I can get this same functionality in Cywgin. My Cywgin home directory is
> "c:/cygwin/home/owner/", and I want to be able to type "emacs" and have it
> run my Win32 emacs. Right now when I type emacs in Cygwin I get a version
> of it hat came with Cygwin. Also, on Linux I can do "emacs&" to run emacs
> in the background and keep my shell visible and free. Whenever I do
> "emacs&" on Cygwin tho, nothing happens. Any ideas? Allow me to thank
> you ahead of time for your assistance!
>
> Nick
>
>
>
>
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