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From: Kyle Jones <kyle_jones@wonderworks.com>
To: xemacs-beta@xemacs.org
Subject: Re: Problems building xemacs-19.15-b97 under Linux
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 > > When typing ./configure in the XEmacs top directory it complains with:
 > > ./configure: Text file busy.
 > > whatever options I am using.
 > 
 > That's weird.  Text file busy is an error message generated under
 > circumstances when one attempts to write to an executable that is
 > currently being executed.

Or attempting to run an executable that is open for writing.
There might also be restrictions on running scripts that are open
for writing.  I mention this in case it rings any bells for those
who grok configure.

