From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: To DJGPP programmers.......?
Date:	Thu, 04 Jun 1998 19:11:36 -0400
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½Å¼®¿µ wrote:
> 
>  I like programming very much. And I have used some compilers.
>  ( Borland C&C++, Asembler, Pascal,Visual C, DJGPP and etc..).
>  I've found purposes or advantages of those compilers.
> 
>          Then, I have a question to you :
>  "Why do you select the DJGPP in many compilers?"

The original reason I chose DJGPP was that I had obtained the source
code to a popular Internet game during my stay at Georgia Tech and I
needed a reasonably Unix-like compiler on which to build it.  I ended up
downloading and installing a _really_ old version of DJGPP (1.08) off of
a GEnie bulletin board.  After a great deal of non-success, I emailed
DJ, who told me somewhat peremptorily to get 1.12m4, the latest
version.  (I've since learned myself to be annoyed when people ask
questions about five year old versions of DJGPP that they found on
somebody's BBS.)  1.12m4 worked beautifully, and I've been a loyal
convert ever since.

DJGPP has also worked in compiling programs for college courses and in
developing useful tools on my own.  What I enjoy the most about it is
the totally open and free atmosphere, where everybody is allowed and
encouraged to contribute something of their own to the discussion.  I
decided that I would help give support to users on this discussion
group, at first by answering basic questions and then by contributing
programs of my own (my DJVERIFY diagnostic utility which I haven't
officially released yet; see my web page for info).

The technical issues were much less of a concern for me at first than
the ability to obtain fast and accurate support.  Now that I've used
DJGPP for a while I've been amazed by how efficient and well-designed it
is, and how many advantages protected mode gives to the dedicated
programmer.

To me, DJGPP is a wonderful example of what a tool developed by the
goodwill of many programmers and the dedication of a few awesome
developers can accomplish.

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