Mail Archives: djgpp/1995/05/01/00:20:13
On Sun, 30 Apr 1995, Julie M Tobin-Scheer wrote:
> I recently downloaded the MAK371**.ZIP files in an effort to learn how to
> use MAKEFILE. To see if MAKe371 was working, I used the sample MAKEFILE for
> PAGETEST.C that came with Version 2.6. This is being run on a 386 PC.
> I get a General Protection Error when running at the DOS prompt. When I
> type the commands manually at the DOS prompt, everything works OK.
This is usually indicative of a shortage of physical RAM. If you have
only 4 MB or so, read the FAQ (faqnnn.zip where you got djgpp). The
short answer is get rid of every memory-eating tsr/driver/program that
you don't absolutely need, and try again. You can also use stubedit.exe
to alter gcc's behaviour; this is explained in the FAQ.
> The second problem is that if I try to edit the MAKEFILE with an ASCII
> editor, I get the error "Missing Separator" immediately.
Your editor (emacs, maybe?) is probably changing tabs to spaces, and
there are places in makefiles where you _must_ have tabs.
Good luck, and don't give up, this stuff works (mostly). :-)
Bill Davidson
bdavidson AT ra DOT isisnet DOT com
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