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>what is a good editor for djgpp? i'm switching from borland to djgpp (i
>still have to use borland for school though), so i'm wondering two things:
>1. what is a good editor?
Well, if you like the Borland IDE, give RHIDE a try. It uses the Borland
TurboVision Display library, and is very comfortable to someone coming
from that direction. It supports multiple screen resolutions, source code
coloring, built in debugger, built-in info reader, etc.
If you just want an editor without the IDE, try SetEdit(which is what Rhide
uses) for DOS, it's also very familiar to a person moving from Borland.
If you'd rather do it in windows, there aren't too many good free
alternatives,
but personally I use PFE32 for editing, and generally hack together
makefiles the old-fashioned way:
copy con makefile
(just kidding :)
There's also Emacs, which not so ironically has a kitchen sink in it's
icon, but I don't use it so I can't really say much about it.
>2. is it worth making the switch from borland to djgpp?
Most definately. DOS support in Borland was dead years ago, not to
mention it is just plain outperformed by DJGPP. (Not to mention
limited to segmented memory models and all that rubbish)
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<P><B><I><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
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FACE=3D"Arial">what is a good editor for djgpp? i'm switching from =
borland to djgpp (i</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">>still have to use borland for =
school though), so i'm wondering two things:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">>1. what is a good editor?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Well, if you like the Borland IDE, =
give RHIDE a try. It uses the Borland</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">TurboVision Display library, and is =
very comfortable to someone coming</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">from that direction. It supports =
multiple screen resolutions, source code</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">coloring, built in debugger, built-in =
info reader, etc.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">If you just want an editor without =
the IDE, try SetEdit(which is what Rhide</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">uses) for DOS, it's also very =
familiar to a person moving from Borland.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">If you'd rather do it in windows, =
there aren't too many good free alternatives,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">but personally I use PFE32 for =
editing, and generally hack together </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">makefiles the old-fashioned =
way:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">copy con makefile</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">(just kidding :)</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">There's also Emacs, which not so =
ironically has a kitchen sink in it's</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">icon, but I don't use it so I can't =
really say much about it.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">>2. is it worth making the switch =
from borland to djgpp?</FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">Most definately. =
DOS support in Borland was dead years ago, not to </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">mention it is just =
plain outperformed by DJGPP. (Not to mention </FONT>
<BR><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Arial">limited to =
segmented memory models and all that rubbish)</FONT>
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