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From: Stefan Monnier <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca>
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Subject: Re: prebuilt 64-bit Emacs for Windows
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Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2011 21:29:07 -0400

> WAY too bad no such ready-to-go-solaris=package exists OUTSIDE
> OF blastwave and opencsw -- because both systems use the same
> /opt/csw, so you have to choose ONE of the two, and FOREVER
> STICK WITH THAT ONE.

Is it really that hard to compile it yourself?
The reason we have prebuilt Windows binaries is that fairly few people
have the right tools to build Emacs on Window, whereas for POSIX systems
it tends to be a lot more common to have all the needed development
tools already (or easily installed).

> Wouldn't it be nice if someone put up (and then maintained)
> the newest version of emacs!

You could be the someone!


        Stefan