Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/01/09/23:17:32
Rafael Bendezu wrote:
>
> I am a newbie to DJGPP, and I would like to know if it is a command line compiler, or if it has an editing environment like turbo c.
Well, one editing tip I can give you right now is to press Enter every
80 characters or so so your messages will be readable by normal humans.
:)
DJGPP is primarily a command-line compiler. That is to say that all the
utilities and programs are DOS-native programs, and don't inherently
have any of the graphical development environments of some other
compilers. However, there are many ways to use DJGPP besides just
manually typing in each line. I will list them here in order of
complexity:
- Use GNU Make to create a makefile listing all the various commands
you need to compile your programs. Then all you need to do to build it
is type "make".
- Use an intelligent programmer's editor like GNU Emacs, which is very
close to a full IDE. It supports all of the features of a standard
programming editor, plus limited compilation and debugging support.
- Use RHIDE, the Turbo-C style IDE developed specifically for DJGPP.
It is probably the most user friendly of all your choices.
All of these things come with DJGPP as part of the standard distribution
files.
> Also, could someone provide me with websites on DJGPP?
The full list of DJGPP-related sites is immense, and besides I can never
remember them all anyway. :) But here's a quick list of the most
important ones:
Primary DJGPP website: http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/
This place has links to EVERYTHING!
Primary download site: ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/
Subdirectories: v2, v2gnu, v2misc, etc.
Get 'v2/readme.1st' as your first download.
DJGPP Book Project: http://www2.ari.net/flyboy/
Not completed, but well underway.
Brennan's DJGPP Resources: http://www.rt66.com/~brennan/djgpp/
Hardware, software, graphics, assembly... you name it, Brennan's
site has it.
RHIDE Home Page: http://www.tu-chemnitz.de/~rho/rhide.html
Get the latest updates to RHIDE.
These links will give you all the information you need about DJGPP, how
to get it, how to set it up, and how to get started once you have it. I
highly recommend that you get the DJGPP FAQ, and read it thoroughly, for
it answers 99% of the questions that beginning users have. It is
available online at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/v2faq/, or for download
from SimTel as 'v2/faq202b.zip'. For further questions, assistance, bug
reports, or recommendations, just ask here. :)
Good luck!
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