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From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Gates Plague
Date:	Wed, 11 Sep 1996 21:47:00 -0700
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To:	Stephen Laisch <yakumo AT xnet DOT com>
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Stephen Laisch wrote:
> 
> I want to create a demo/small game just for personal pleasure and was
> told to avoid Visual C++ like the plague and instead to use DJGPP (which
> I suppose has earned some reputation due to Quake)
> 
> Can someone point me in the direction of the nearest site so I can
> download this perhaps?

The best place to download djgpp is from the following site:

ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp

The latest version of djgpp is in the directories which start with v2.
You need to download and read the 'v2/readme.1st' file before getting
anything else, as it tells you which files you need to download.  I
also HIGHLY recommend downloading the file 'v2/faq201b.zip', which
contains the djgpp Frequently Asked Questions list.  Since djgpp is a
32-bit DPMI compiler, there are quite a few differences between it and
compilers like Turbo/Borland/Visual C++.  The first 5-6 sections of the
FAQ discuss these differences and many other pitfalls you may encounter
when switching to djgpp.

Good luck!

John

-- 
John M. Aldrich, aka Fighteer I <fighteer AT cs DOT com>

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