From:	sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles W. Sandmann)
Subject:	Re: Running Gnu C from a floppy
To:	A DOT APPLEYARD AT fs1 DOT mt DOT umist DOT ac DOT uk
Date:	Thu, 18 Nov 1993 08:34:52 -0600 (CST)
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu (DJGPP Mailing List)

>   Re (4), could Gnu C run on a subset of its files small enough to fit onto a
> floppy? If so, it would be useful as guidance for people that want to run the
> Gnu C/C++ compiler off a floppy if one of the Gnu C DOCS files could include a
> list of (a) the irreducible minimum of files to run the compiler, and (b) what
> library files are invoked by which of the #include files.

Pieter's list is a good starting point.  I have done this in practice and there
are a few other files (I don't remember now) you may personally want to add
after using it.  I found an excellent compromise is to put these files plus
a .bat file to set up symbols in a separate directory tree, then ZIP them
(with the directory structure).  The resulting zip file plus unzip exe image
will easily fit on a 1.2 or 1.4 floppy.  This can then be extracted on the
hard disk of the public system, .bat file executed, and you are in business.
If you want to add more goodies (ie C++)  that can be a second floppy.

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