Sender:	nate AT mercury DOT st DOT hmc DOT edu
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: help, djgpp activation
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From:	Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
Date:	23 Oct 2000 16:41:52 -0700
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In-Reply-To:	"Luke A. Ney"'s message of "Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:15:42 -0600"
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Posted-To:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Reply-To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com

The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
that has been posted to comp.os.msdos.djgpp as well.

"Luke A. Ney" <luke AT lanl DOT gov> writes:

> Dear Sir:
> 
> I have installed your djgpp C++ compiler from a CD provided with the book
> "SAMS Teach Yourself C++ in 24 Hours", Jesse Liberty, to my PC.  However,
> the first simple program example does not run; error messages related to
> 'ostream' and 'cout' which should have been included from the C++ libruary.
>  Do I need to pay you a fee or get an operating compiler from you?  Your
> direction would be greatly appreciated.

No, DJGPP is a free, fully functional compiler.  However, people who
include it with books or otherwise sell it often have it
installed/configured wrong, or misdocument it.

C++ programs should compile if you use the `gxx' command instead of
`gcc', which tells the compiler to link the C++ library.

If you have further trouble, you should probably install the latest
official release of DJGPP, which you can get from
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/zip-picker.html .  That way, you can rule
out problems specific to the SAMS book, which few people in this forum
are likely to be using.

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Nate Eldredge
neldredge AT hmc DOT edu

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