From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: i am new to this djgpp stuff. I need some help. please...
Date:	Wed, 07 Jan 1998 19:55:01 -0500
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John Doe wrote:
> 
>         I am very new to this djgpp stuff. I have tried this once before about 2
> months ago, and became so frustrated that I deleted it. I just downloaded
> it again, any one care to help a newbie with some very simple questions???

Asking the questions would help, for a start.  :-)  I'll take some
degree of pity on you though, and give you some basic tips for getting
started with DJGPP.

The first thing to do is read the file named (appropriately)
'readme.1st'.  It tells you what to download, how to install and
configure DJGPP, and how to get started compiling programs.  There is
also an (incomplete) online tutorial at http://www.delorie.com/doc/ug/.

The second resource that you turn to should be the Frequently Asked
Questions list (v2/faq210b.zip from SimTel or online at
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/v2faq/).  This contains answers to the most
frequently asked user questions, and is an invaluable tool for beginners
and advanced users alike.  The FAQ is the most commonly referred to
document on this newsgroup; you should become familiar with its
contents, particularly chapters 3 through 8.  To read the zipped
version, you should install the GNU Info reader (v2/txi390b.zip), or use
the help functions of RHIDE or Emacs.

If you have problems with any of the instructions in the various
documentation packages, please post a message on this newsgroup/mailing
list with specific details:

- The source of the program you were trying to compile.  Please try to
reduce this to the smallest code that causes your error, as we don't
have time to wade through enormous files.
- The exact error message(s) you received when you tried to compile it.
- Where you have already looked in the documentation.
- What parts of the documentation you didn't understand.
- If appropriate, details of your system's configuration (FAQ chapter
6.12).

Armed with any or all of this information, we can give you much better
assistance than if you just ask us what's wrong with your programs.  :-)

Things not to post here:

- Binary files (includes uuencoded or base64-encoded text).
- Basic C/C++ questions.  By this I mean questions about how to use the
language, not questions about compiler-specific parts, which are
relevant.
- Requests for advice on using compilers other than DJGPP.

P.S.:  Using DJGPP requires that you have at least a basic understanding
of MS-DOS, enough to unzip files, create/change directories, run
programs with command lines, and edit your configuration files
(autoexec.bat and config.sys).  Please don't ask MS-DOS-specific
questions here unless they are strictly relevant to DJGPP (it's ok to
ask if you don't know whether they are relevant or not).  There are
plenty of other resources available on the subject.

hth

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