Mail Archives: djgpp/2000/01/29/20:03:06
"Me" <lisdude AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:
> Hi everyone. I am new to:
>
> This newsgroup
> Newsgroups in general
> C
> DJGPP
>
> I need some help figuring out what I should install. Ok here is my problem.
> There are soooo many extra things and different things to install that the
> ZIP picker doesn't help much! Should I get C, C++, and objective C?? Or just
> one? Can someone help me choose what a beginner needs? Thanks for ALL of the
> help.
Hello "Me",
It depends on what you want to do and on what platform :)
Assuming you want DJGPP to learn C/C++, use the zip picker and select
"Build and run programs with DJGPP". Select the OS you want to work
with (Note that DJGPP is generally used to create programs that run in
DOS even though development may actually be done under Windows).
Select 'yes' to be able to read the on-line docs, you can get away
without this if you download RHIDE or Emacs but it would still be
useful anyway.
Tick the box for C. If you want to program in C++ then tick that as
well. As far as the other languages are concerned, if you don't know
what they are you don't need them ;-).
Do you already have an editor? DJGPP doesn't have an integrated
editor so you may want to tick RHIDE. Emacs could be a struggle if
you are learning programming as well. If neither of these suit you
then do a web search for a programmers editor.
Finally, say 'no' to gdb and don't tick any of the extra stuff, you
can come back for that later if and when you decide you need it.
Click the button and then download all of the files listed.
If you have trouble installing or using DJGPP then post your problems
here but *please* make sure you have at least read the readme.1st file
and the first few sections of the FAQ.
I was going to just list the files you needed, but I hope these
instructions prove to be more helpful.
-Jason
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