Mail Archives: djgpp/2001/11/22/13:15:37
I need to installl it but the faq doesn't really explain how
* How to install DJGPP after downloading it?
Here's a brief description of the necessary steps:
- Create a directory for DJGPP and `chdir'(heres where you lose
mewhat in the heckis does chdir mean I need you to go slow like your tutorial
on c++) there. *Do NOT install
DJGPP in a directory called `\dev' on any drive, or in any of its
subdirectories: it won't work!*(huh how am I supposed to be able
know what to do or even how to check?) (man i feel stupid ussually I am good
with computer but the whole complier installation has lost me)
- Unzip all the `*.zip' files preserving the directory structure. On
Windows 9X, use an unzip program which supports long file names. On
Windows NT, use a DOS unzip program that does _not_ support long
file names. A free unzip program `unzip32.exe' is available from
the DJGPP archives
(ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/unzip32.exe) which
does the Right Thing on both DOS, Windows 9X and Windows NT, so I
recommend using `unzip32.exe' to unzip DJGPP.
- If you are using WinZip or the Aladdin Expander, deactivate the
option that by default creates a separate directory for every one
of the `*.zip' files. _You need to unzip them all from the same
directory!_ I'm told that the Aladdin Expander also automatically
renames directories it extracts if a directory by that name already
exists; this renaming should be disabled as well. If you have
ZipMagic on your machine, disable it, as it also unzips each file
into its directory.
- Edit your `AUTOEXEC.BAT' file and add these two lines:
set PATH=C:\DJGPP\BIN;%PATH%
set DJGPP=C:\DJGPP\DJGPP.ENV
If your top DJGPP directory is other than `C:\DJGPP', *change these
two lines accordingly!*
You can use any text editor to add these two lines. On Windows 95,
right-click on `AUTOEXEC.BAT' in `Explorer' or in `My Computer',
then select `Edit' from the pop-up menu. On Windows 98, click
`START', then choose, successively, Programs, Accessories, System
Tools, System Information, Tools, System Configuration, and use the
`AUTOEXEC.BAT' tab to edit the file. On DOS, type from the command
prompt `edit c:\autoexec.bat'.
On Windows/NT, use `My Computer->Properties->Environment' to edit
the default value of `PATH' for the DOS box, and to add a new
variable `DJGPP' whose value is set to the full pathname of
`DJGPP.ENV', as shown above.
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