From:	"Damian Yerrick" <web DOT poison AT pineight DOT 8m DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp's Most Frequently Asked Questions
Date:	Thu, 23 Sep 1999 21:57:04 -0500
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I'm posting early versions of MFAQ, the Most Frequently Asked Questions in
c.o.m.d, because I would like to see what are the most frequent questions on
this NG so that I can make my "FAQ Lite" web page for those fellows who
don't have time to read half a meg.


DJGPP MFAQ:
Most Frequently Asked Questions in comp.os.msdos.djgpp
By Damian Yerrick

Because many people do not have time to browse through the whole DJGPP FAQ
list, I created this extremely condensed version. Read the original at
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/v2faq/

1. What is Watcom C++? What is better?
2. Location of Info-ZIP
3. Cannot find -lstdcx
4. Allegro forbidden register
5. What is DPMI?
6: How do I do (graphics)? How do I do (sound)?


Q: What is Watcom C++?
A: A payware C/C++ compiler. A free compiler of the same or better caliber
can be found at
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/

Q: WinZip wants to put each zipfile's contents into a new folder. How do I
unzip everything into C:\DJGPP?
A: Search for Info-ZIP on Dogpile.
http://www.dogpile.com/

Q: When I try to compile a C++ program, RHIDE is giving me an
error "cannot find -lstdcx"
A: RHIDE has a bug that causes it to think libstdcxx.a is named libstdcx.a;
it's related to long file name problems. See the DJGPP FAQ, section 8.7, for
a fix.

Q: When I try to build Allegro 3.1 or earlier with gcc 2.95 or later, it
gives me
 src/cpu.c:64: Invalid `asm' statement:
 src/cpu.c:64: fixed or forbidden register 0 (ax) was spilled for class
AREG.
A: This is a bug in Allegro until 3.11. Download Allegro 3.12 or later (I
recommend 3.925) from http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/

Q: What is DPMI?
A: DPMI, or the DOS Protected Mode Interface, is a method of communication
between 32-bit DJGPP programs and 16-bit PC DOS (MS-DOS, DR DOS, FreeDOS).
To run DJGPP programs in DOS mode (booting straight into DOS as opposed to a
DOS emulation box in Windows 9x), you'll need to get a DPMI driver such as
CWSDPMI. Download Allegro Setup from
http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yerricde/download.html
then unzip cwsdpmi.exe into a folder on your PATH.

Q: How do I do (graphics)?
Q: How do I do (sound)?
A: The Allegro library by Shawn Hargreaves et al. handles keyboard, mouse,
joystick, graphics, waves, and MIDI. It works on Win32, Linux, DJGPP, and
Watcom C++. Get it at
http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/


Hope this helps!

Damian Yerrick
http://pineight.webjump.com/

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