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You can, although most packages are written assuming Linux and getting stuff like tramps to work (which requires paths that are apparently impossibly to type in
by contravariant 6y ago
You can, although most packages are written assuming Linux and getting stuff like tramps to work (which requires paths that are apparently impossibly to type in windows), is a bit of a challenge.
Of all the issues I've had with emacs about 80% of them could be traced to running emacs on windows. Not through any fault on windows side mind (except possibly the insane decision to use a different path syntax).
- Siira 6y agoThat insane decision has been made deliberately to make competitors incompatible.
- enzo1982 6y agoNo it hasn't. [0] Unless you want to claim the Unix developers deliberately chose the slash as a path separator to be incompatible with TOPS-10. That could be. [0] http://www.os2museum.com/wp/why-does-windows-really-use-backslash-as-path-separator/ http://www.os2museum.com/wp/why-does-windows-really-use-back...
- goatinaboat 6y agoThat insane decision has been made deliberately to make competitors incompatible. Not inconceivable. After all Windows is called w32 in Emacs not win32 as is common everywhere else because RMS couldn’t bear to think “win” in association with MS!