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Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2001 19:14:06 -0500
From: Christopher Faylor <cgf AT redhat DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Setup.exe - snapshot runs but compiled from cvs get application error.
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On Mon, Nov 05, 2001 at 07:11:13PM -0500, Brian Keener wrote:
>Robert Collins wrote:
>> Brian, can you generate a backtrace for this?
>>
>Tell me how and I will be glad to.
>
>In case y'all don't recall I was using setup to teach myself C++ while helping 
>make changes - then you guys started all the category/dependencies changes and  
>blew me right out of the water - which is why you haven't seen any changes from 
>me - I'm learning all over again but it sure is *good* stuff.

Well, if you want to see C++, just wait until Robert's done with his changes.

IMO, setup.exe isn't a good place for a beginning C++ programmer since it
has a curious mixture of C and C++ strategies.  Maybe this is a reflection
of its origins or maybe because the 'cinstall' directory is so close to the
'cygwin' directory.

cgf

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