Date:	Mon, 10 Jul 2000 04:58:58 +0600 (LKT)
From:	Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT lintux DOT cx>
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To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
cc:	BARRYWISBEE AT cs DOT com
Subject:	Re: Installation Problems
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On Sun, 9 Jul 2000, The awesome and feared Eli Zaretskii commented thusly,

> > From: BARRYWISBEE AT cs DOT com
> > Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 11:27:12 EDT
> > 
> > This weekend I tried to install DJGPP on my computer. I downloaded and 
> > unzipped all the files that I needed into C:\DJGPP. I then went into Autoexec 
> > bat to set the DJGPP environment variable. When my computer restarted, I 
> > tried to load the C++ compiler by typing in gcc at the c:\DJGPP> prompt. I 
> > then received an error message saying that there was a load error and that I 
> > needed to get CWSDPMI*b.zip. I have Windows 98 and I know that DPMI is not 
> > required since Windows already provides this service.
> 
<snip>
> The solution is simply to run DJGPP by opening a DOS Box on top of
> Windows (click START, then choose Programs->DOS Prompt), without going
> to DOS Mode.

It would be even better IMHO, if you download the CWSDPMI DPMI server from
the same place that you got DJGPP, this will enable your programs to run
in DOS, and you can add it if you distribute your programs to others. 

Also CWSDPMI is much better than the filthy windoze DPMI server because
CWSDPMI can catch a lot more bugs in your program. So overall I think that
getting CWSDPMI is a good idea. Please note that you will only need it if
you run your programs under DOS or where there are no DPMI services
provided..

Grendel

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