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1.1       root        1: This directory holds the latest distribution version of GNU Emacs.
                      2:  The subdirectory `src' holds the C code,
                      3:  `lisp' holds the Lisp code for the editing commands,
                      4:  `etc' holds various associated documentation files
                      5:     and programs that Emacs runs,
                      6:  `info' holds the Info documentation tree.
                      7:  `man' holds the source of the Emacs manual.
                      8:  `cpp' holds a C preprocessor for use instead of the installed one
                      9:    when the installed one fails to distinguish more than 8 characters
                     10:    in a symbol name.
                     11:  `shortnames' holds programs and data files for creating files of #define's
                     12:    used to convert long symbol names to distinct short ones
                     13:    for C compiles that cannot distinguish more than 8 characters.
                     14: 
                     15: The file INSTALL in this directory says how to bring up
                     16:  GNU Emacs on Unix, once you have loaded the entire subtree of this
                     17:  directory.
                     18: 
                     19: The files `build-install' and `Makefile' help automate the process of
                     20:  building and installing emacs.  The former is a shell script.  See
                     21:  INSTALL for more info.
                     22: 
                     23: The file PROBLEMS contains information on many common
                     24:  problems that occur in building, installing and running Emacs.
                     25: 
                     26: The `etc' subdirectory contains several other files,
                     27:  named in capital letters, which you should look at
                     28:  when installing GNU Emacs.
                     29: 
                     30: The file 'emacs.com' in this directory is for VMS.  It defines
                     31:  logical names and commands such as `emacs', so you must edit
                     32:  it to specify the file and directory names used on your machine.
                     33:  This file must be executed in each session to enable you to run
                     34:  the installed Emacs.  It should be executed by your `login.com' file,
                     35:  or else perhaps it can be executed once at system boot time.
                     36: 
                     37: The file `kepteditor.com' in this directory is also for VMS.
                     38:  When a user says to run Emacs, it really runs this command file.
                     39: 
                     40: See the files VMSINSTALL and VMSNOTES for more information on VMS use.
                     41: 
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