Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/06/08/08:30:31
In article <357AF255 DOT 6EBA4D1D AT cs DOT com>, "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com> writes:
:Chris Jamieson wrote:
:>
:> I am a novice programer who want's to write really simple programs that
:> can run on their own (I am currently programing with a Lite version of
:> Bordland c++ which can only run programs from within the IDE). I want
:> to do everything from within Rhide and just want the basics to get
:> programs to run. I have already tried to download Djgpp but I have had
:> a few errors and am unsure if what I am downloading is what i need. If
:> anybody could give me a small list of the essential files i would be
:> much obliged.
:
:The file 'readme.1st' which is found in the v2 subdirectory on SimTel
:tells you exactly what you need for a minimum installation. If you
:would like to use an automated tool to figure out what your needs are,
:try the Zip Picker at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/zip-picker.html.
:
:Briefly: To compile basic C programs (not C++), using RHIDE as your
:IDE, you need the following files at a bare minimum:
[]
:
:Good luck! Come back here if you have any further questions.
I was wondering how much of the distribution set I really need. I
have the zip-pick minimal C-set. Do I really need timezones? They
don't seem to do anything when I move the directory. If I delete
them, will this come back to haunt me later? Are there any more
biggies I can safely delete? (I already deleted the html faq file
on principle.)
Yes, I really do need the space.
Walter
Disclaimer: My employer is not responsible for this stuff.
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