From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject:	Re: Is DJGPP really suitable for beginners?
Date:	Sat, 01 Jan 2000 08:19:07 +0200
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Phil wrote:
> 
> However, there seems to be an
> inordinate amount of 'exceptions' to previous standards, different
> tools and a lot of flexibility, which no doubt make it popular to
> experienced programmers but does tend to make it overcomplicated to
> the novice (or at least me, anyway).

Actually, I think DJGPP is as simple as it gets.  Perhaps you
inadvertently bumped into some snag, or missed some simple solution to
some problem.

Suppose you tell specifically what are the ``overcomplicated'' things
that you saw in DJGPP.  I'm sure each one of the problems has a simple
solution.  Finding simple solutions might sometimes require some
experience, or reading the docs, or sheer luck, but you can always ask
here for advice.

> Alternatively, can anyone tell me why I
> should persevere with DJGPP?

I don't think you will get so much help in solving problems with any
other compiler.  For a novice, support is really very important.

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