Mail Archives: djgpp/1998/11/18/02:24:23
On Tue, 17 Nov 1998, Howard V. Francis wrote:
> So I thought I'd ask if there was a site on the net for the
> exchange of ideas or solutions for others using gjgcc as their primary
> compiler for C/C++ classes. Things like "How to compile you source on
> a floppy to an executable on a hard drive" and "How to link to author
> provided classes and libraries with djgcc" were some of the things I would
> have liked to have found.
>
> So, could any of you tell me:
>
> 1) Is there such a site with specific info about using djgcc in an
> academic environment?
>
> 2) If not, is there a need for such a site?
AFAIK, the User's Guide on DJ Delorie's server
(http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/ug/) is about everything we have in this
category. It's probably not enough for what you want, but check it
out anyway.
There are several additional tutorials on the Web, some of them
mentioned in the DJGPP FAQ list (v2/faq211b.zip), but they are all
specialized, i.e. each one deals with some specific narrow subject,
and they aren't targeting newbies, IIRC.
> If the answer to 1 is NO and 2 is YES, I MIGHT be interested
> in hosting such a site.
Hosting is not the most difficult part, IMHO; it's *writing* the stuff
that's difficult. Especially in these days when many people don't
have enough patience to read the instructions that are more than 2
sentences long ;-). For example, both the FAQ and the file with the
suggestive name README.1ST explain how to compile and link programs,
but we still have a flood of questions here asking exactly that.
> BTW, I eventually found RHIDE and then DFE which makes a lot of things
> easier, but I spent more time telling my class how to compile their programs
> (three different times) than I did telling them how to write programs for
> too long a time.
It might be a good idea to post a summary of the reasons which you
think make this a difficult thing to explain. To my (admittedly
subjective) eyes, the explanations in both README.1ST and the FAQ look
as simple and as clear as it gets. Your experience could make them
better.
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