Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/05/03/09:34:11
Eamon Nerbonne wrote in message <354C52F4 DOT E6B7B846 AT let DOT rug DOT nl>...
>I have a problem:
>When I run go32-v2 without parameters, it just says
>"C:\PROGRA~1\DJGPP\BIN\GO32-V2.EXE: not COFF"
>The system setup:
> I read in the downloadable faq that gcc sometimes gives a similar
>error message if it is infected with a virus; does the same apply to
>go32-v2? If it does, how can I get rid of it; where is a usable
>anti-virus program available (I have none)?
Do a web search. If there's something for computers you're looking for, it's
probably on the internet out there... somewhere... I often use f-prot, a
shareware virus scanner, and usually updated every 4 months or so. To download
directly, use this link: ftp://ftp.DataFellows.com/f-prot/free/fp-300.zip and
the actual homepage is at http://www.datafellows.com/f-prot/ .
Considder a corrupted download. Try testing the djdev201.zip (or latest version)
file you downloaded or re-download it. If that doesn't work, virus check.
> Basically I am trying to switch from watcom 10 to DJGPP for two
>reasons:
>1) it has a large user community with loads of source lying around.
>2) it is similar to UNIX and linux gcc, so I can easily port to those
>(I'm installing linux too).
>Is the switch worthwhile?
You may want to keep your copy of Watcom. I hear it's a good compiler. It was
what was used for DOOM and a few other popular games. DJGPP was used for Quake -
a game by id software - so considder holding onto both for a while.
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