Using emacs under windows

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1. Install msys2 from msys2.org
2. run msys2.exe: pacman -Syu, restart, pacman -Su
3. run mingw64.exe: pamcan -S mingw-w64-x86_64-emacs
4. create C:\msys2_64\runemacs_patched_path.bat:
  cmd /C "set PATH=C:\msys2_64\mingw64\bin;C:\msys2_64\usr\bin;%PATH% && C:\msys2_64\mingw64\bin\runemacs.exe --daemon"
5. Super-R shell:startup [RET]
6. Create shortcut to runemacs_patched_path.bat, call it e.g. "emacs-daemon"
7. Create a short-cut in Start menu:
  C:\msys2_64\mingw64\bin\emacsclientw.exe -c -n -a "C:\msys2_64\mingw64\bin\runemacs.exe"

8. Install useful software: 
   pacman -S \
     mingw-w64-x86_64-diffutils \
     mingw-w64-x86_64-libgccjit \
     mingw-w64-x86_64-ttf-dejavu \
     mingw-w64-x86_64-autotools