From:	girarde AT eglin DOT af DOT mil (Ahlsen-Girard, Edward)
Subject:	configuration opacity for utter beginner
4 Dec 1998 23:59:01 -0800 :
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OK, I'm stumped.  I am a non-C programmer wishing to learn C++, and I have
tried Cygwin.  However, I have not compiled anything successfully, not even
hello world.  I am certain that I have paths/variables/options improperly
set, but I have no clue as to which of them are wrong.  I have read a LOT of
faqs, and they don't clarify anything in MY (alleged) mind.  I get the
impression that a greaat deal of knowledge I do not possess is being
assumed.  I would be overjoyed to learn that I have overlooked something
very simple-minded.

Is this a fool's errand?  Should I be trying to do this as a tyro at all, or
should I get a different compiler whose install/configuration doesn't assume
I already know what I'm doing?



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