Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@sourceware.cygnus.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@sources.redhat.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@sources.redhat.com Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 14:57:57 -0500 Message-Id: <200103141957.OAA16617@envy.delorie.com> X-Authentication-Warning: envy.delorie.com: dj set sender to dj@envy.delorie.com using -f From: DJ Delorie To: jasonmccready@worldnet.att.net CC: cygwin@cygwin.com In-reply-to: <005101c0acd3$4251ade0$512d4f0c@pavilion> (jasonmccready@worldnet.att.net) Subject: Re: beginner's problem References: <005101c0acd3$4251ade0$512d4f0c@pavilion> > I'm very unfamiliar with compilers, so don't laugh at my question please. > Where should I save my text files that I want to be compiled? I type "gcc > hello.c -o hello.c", but I get "no such file or directory", then > "no input files" In general, you would create a new empty directory for each programming project you're working on, and put all the sources and headers and stuff for that project in that directory. The compiler (gcc et al) should be on your PATH, so you can invoke "gcc foo.c -o foo.exe" in the directory where foo.c exists, and have everything work. -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Check out: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple