From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Ideas for DJGPP.
Date:	Mon, 02 Dec 1996 18:18:55 -0800
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To:	Balial <lamer AT somewhere DOT com>
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Balial wrote:
> 
>         Borland couldn't write a stable _and_ easy to use program to save
> their lives. DJGPP is undoubtedly the best C/C++ compiler I have ever
> seen and or used and it is not complex. The only 'hard' part about it,
> for want of a better word, is the help that accompanies it (But that's
> not the compiler is it?). When I need assistance I usually look up my
> good ol' MS C6.0 function help, even though it it old and outdated it
> still has what I need and cross references. If DJGPP had this it would
> be _slightly_ better, but it is still the best.

I've asked other people and they haven't given me a good answer yet -
what's so hard about typing 'info libc alpha <function>' from the DOS
command line?  Or just type 'info', TAB to libc.inf, TAB to alphabetical
list, and there you are.  Or look by category.  Or make a batch file
'djhelp.bat' with the line, "@info libc alpha %1".  If you are already
using a command-line compiler, then you'd have to expect that the help
would be accessed in the same way.

There are two truly DJGPP-oriented editors/IDEs out there:  RHIDE and
Emacs.  RHIDE does indeed have context-sensitive help just like
Borland/Turbo C (in beta, admittedly).  In Emacs, type C-h,i (Ctrl-h, i)
and navigate just like your standard info system.  I am even thinking of
coding a lisp function to provide context sensitive help in Emacs.  (If
such a function already exists, then please tell me so I'm not
reinventing the wheel.  ;).

The point is, there are many alternatives available to DJGPP users who
want to read the documentation.  I even heard that some of the docs have
been or are being converted to Windows Help files.  It's out there; you
just have to look...

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

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