; update README for windows binaries

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@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Making a link to our copy of the source is NOT sufficient, since we
might upgrade to a new version while you are still distributing the
old binaries.
Windows Binaries
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@ -62,18 +61,34 @@ intended that these will be updated after that point.
Source for Emacs itself is found in the directory above.
Emacs binaries are normally built using MSYS2/MINGW64 and include a full
"Ahead of Time" (AOT) build of provided elisp. Other binaries for a
given version of Emacs, if any, that have been created from atypical
compilation environments or built using alternative (e.g. "noaot")
settings may include architecture (e.g. "i668") and or other "tags"
following the version identifier (for example:
emacs-X.Y.Z-i686-notreesitter-nognutls.zip).
Snapshots
=========
We also distribute "snapshots" of Emacs built at points throughout the
development cycle, for those interested in following this cycle. They
are not recommended for normal users; however, they are useful for
people who want to report bugs against the current master.
people who want to report bugs against the current master, to help in
"pretesting" new release versions, and so on.
The files follow the same naming convention, but also include a date
(and sometimes information about their branch). The Emacs source at
the time of these builds is also distributed.
(and sometimes information about their branch) or they may releate to a
sepecific pretest or release candidate for an "uncut" Emacs. Emacs
sources are distributed along with each dated snapshot. Sources are
provided for the pretest and release candidate Emacs versions here, as
for release builds, are found in the directory (or directories) above.
Meta
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You can find a copy this file, along with other programs used to build Emacs as a native windows program using the MSYS2 toolchain, within the emacs source tree, see: https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/admin/nt/dist-build
LICENSE
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