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--- other:emacs_doc [2025/03/17 10:32] – [Windows] Added note about upgrade possibly working with emacs>=30.1 jypeter
+++ other:emacs_doc [2025/08/05 16:12] (current) – [Windows installation] jypeter
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   * **If** you need to use the **emacs //ediff// mode to compare text files**\\ <wrap hi>Very useful</wrap>
     * Install the Windows version of [[https://www.gnu.org/software/diffutils/diffutils.html|Gnu diffutils]]
-      * Download the //Complete package, except sources// ''Setup'' installer (''diffutils-2.8.7-1.exe'' as of August 2024) from [[https://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm|]] and execute the installer
+      * Can be installed with ''[[other:win10apps#installing_applications_with_winget|winget]]'': ''[[https://ragerworks.com/package/GnuWin32.DiffUtils|winget install --id=GnuWin32.DiffUtils -e]]''
-        * This will install the required binaries and reources in ''C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\''
+      * Otherwise, download the //Complete package, except sources// ''Setup'' installer (''diffutils-2.8.7-1.exe'' as of August 2025) from [[https://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/diffutils.htm|]] and execute the installer
-      * If you use the recommended ''.emacs'' configuration file, it should already include the following section telling ''emacs'' where to find the ''diffutils'' binaries it needs for comparing text files
+      * This will install the required binaries and reources in ''C:\Program Files (x86)\GnuWin32\''
-        * <code>(when (eq window-system 'w32)
+    * If you use the recommended ''[[#example_configuration_file|.emacs]]'' configuration file, it should already include the following section telling ''emacs'' where to find the ''diffutils'' binaries it needs for comparing text files\\ ...Otherwise add these lines to your ''.emacs'' file
+      * <code>(when (eq window-system 'w32)
   (setq exec-path (append exec-path '("C:\\Program Files (x86)\\GnuWin32\\bin")))
   )</code>
-    * FIXME Check if there is a recent //compiled for Windows// version of ''diffutils''\\ As of August 2024...
+    * FIXME Check if there is a recent //compiled for Windows// version of ''diffutils''\\ As of August 2025...
-      * [[https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10368|diffutils-3.10]] is available (released in May 2023)
+      * [[https://savannah.gnu.org/news/?id=10368|diffutils-3.12]] sources are available (released in April 2025)
-      * The ''2.8.7-1'' Win32 binaries are dated //May 2004//, but **work perfectly fine**!
+      * Only the ''2.8.7-1'' Win32 binaries are available (dated //May 2004//), but **work perfectly fine**!
 === emacs for Windows technical notes ===