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[h-e-w] Re: Emacs 21.1 released - MS Windows distribution available
From: |
Jim Davidson |
Subject: |
[h-e-w] Re: Emacs 21.1 released - MS Windows distribution available |
Date: |
Thu, 20 Dec 2001 12:31:49 -0800 |
Andrew Innes <address@hidden> said:
> Just a quick follow up on the issue of the .zip files being too big to
> fit on floppies now - has this been a significant problem for anyone?
>
> Thanks,
> AndrewI
>
> On 07 Nov 2001 12:37:19 +0000, Andrew Innes <address@hidden> said:
>
> > On 06 Nov 2001 13:59:13 -0800, Jim Davidson <address@hidden>
> > said:
> >
> > > Yup. For some reason the em211_b* filesfor 21.1 were pegged at 2MB,
> > > instead of 1.4MB like they were in 20.7.
> >
> > Sorry, I meant to update the README about that.
> >
> > I had to increase the size of the zip files, because emacs.exe has to
> > fit in a single zip file, and 1.4MB was not big enough for it. (I'm
> > using zipsplit to do the splitting here, and that is a limitation it
> > has.)
> >
> > So zip files are now merely smaller files, but unfortunately not floppy
> > sized any more. If this is a real problem for people, I can put
> > together a solution where emacs.exe is split before zipping, and a batch
> > file stitches the pieces together again.
> >
> > AndrewI
I was the one who posted the original question. Once you indicated that the
smaller files did not exist, I just downloaded the all-in-one zip file.
So, it wasn't a problem for me, although I can't speak for others.
-Jim