Date:	Wed, 28 Mar 2001 11:31:08 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Maurinaz77 <maurinaz77 AT freemail DOT it>
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Subject:	Re: newbie - installation problem- help please!!I
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On Tue, 27 Mar 2001, Maurinaz77 wrote:

> I start the prompt of MSDOS, type bash (OK) but other command like gcc,ls
> etc don't work: the error message is always like:
> 
>  C:\DJGPP\BIN\GCC.EXE: not COFF (Check for viruses)
> 
> What does it mean? There aren't viruses!!

I suggest to assume there is indeed a virus on your system.  This
message is very unlikely to appear unless gcc.exe is contaminated with
a virus.  See section 6.7 of the DJGPP FAQ list for more details.

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