Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/09/22/16:14:27
Hans-Bernhard Broeker wrote:
> Rodeo Red (rodeored AT netstep DOT net) wrote:
> > Here's where you lose me. That's where I got lost in the faq too.
> [...]
> > I'm running windows 98
>
> > I have \txi312b\bin\info.exe along tith the other files in txi312b.
>
> That location of your file(s) is already part of, if not the whole
> problem you have. You should *not* unzip each package (txi312b.zip,
> txi321d.zip, djdev202.zip, and so on) to a separate directory. WinZip
> seems to strongly prefer it that way, but it won't work for DJGPP.
OK I started all over only this time I did not created subfolders witht the
same name as the archive Now all the files are in
djgpp\folder
as in djgpp\bin\info.exe
>
>
> You need to unpack *all* zips into a single toplevel directory,
> usually called 'djgpp'. I.e. you should have
>
> d:\some\where\djgpp\bin\info.exe
> d:\some\where\djgpp\bin\stubify.exe
> d:\some\where\djgpp\info\dir
>
> and so on. All files below one single 'djgpp directory'.
>
> > When I hit info.exe I get a big black box with a tool bar titled "MSDOS
> > Finished-info".
>
> That 'big black box' is what is usually called the DOS box. You'll
> have to get used to it to use DJGPP, as it's a DOS programming
> environment. One of the first things to learn: don't "hit info.exe"
> in Windoze's 'Explorer'. Start a DOS box ('MSDOS Command Prompt' in
> official Gates-Speak..., I think), make sure the PATH and DJGPP is set
> properly, and start, e.g. 'info' by typing
>
> info <Return>
>
> into that 'big black box'.
Now how do I start a dos box ?
Red
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