From:	"David Christensen" <dchristensen AT california DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
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Subject:	Re: gcc version control question
Date:	Fri, 8 Oct 1999 17:56:35 -0700
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Joel:


Multiple binaries of the same or similar tools require special
effort, and some apps just are not system friendly.


I run Win98/2.  My approach is to boot the machine as clean as
possible and then have shortcuts pointing to batch files that set
up the environment and open a shell for me to work from. The same
idea should work for an IDE.  Each shell has it's own environment
space, so I can run multiple instances/ multiple tools
concurrently.  Similar tricks are often needed for running apps
built with such tools.


I used to run WinNT.  The shortcut/ shell idea still applies, but I
seem to recall setting the environment via a tab on the shortcut's
properties sheet.


Under DOS (and Win16?), I think there is only one environment.  So,
you'd have to run the tools one at a time, saving/ restoring the
environment along the way.  For tougher problems, starting around
DOS 5.0 (?) you can use conditional execution commands in your
config.sys and autoexec.bat files to boot/ reboot the system in
different configurations (memory management of TSR's -- useful for
games and specific apps that need a lot of conventional/ low
memory).

HTH,

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David Christensen
dchristensen AT california DOT com





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