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Date: Tue, 13 Aug 1996 09:55:39 +1000
From: Joshua Cannon Butcher <lchandar AT mindspring DOT com>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: RHIDE and DJGPP
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I have had some strange problems myself with RHIDE.  It looks like
Borlands IDE, but it still has a long way to go before it is as
functional as its IDE, NOT including the Debugger.  I like the fact that
it uses long file names (I am under Win95), but it lacks in some areas:

1)	When you put, for example a directory path in for the INCLUDE files,
and then you go to modify it, the existing INCLUDE DIRECTORY PATH DOES
NOT SHOW UP IN THE TEXT BOX!

2)	When you need to input a file name or directory name in a box, you
should allow the programmer (user) to browse for it.

3)	If there is no project file open, it WILL NOT (or I cannot get it to)
create the .EXE file, only the .O file, this is severly lacking.

4)	It is not as intuitive as the Borland IDE.  For example, it would be
nice to save the desktop on exit (Or make it an option).  Save which
files were open last etc. 

5)	It would be nice if you could put LIB files in the list of files to
be compiled (and linked) in with the project area whether than in a pull
down menu under Options.  This is very clunky, and does not allow you to
browse for a library file name.  You should also be allowed to out an
object file name in the list of files that are in the project.

6)	Why call them projects and then make their extension .GRP?  Thats a
Windows Group File.

7)	And for everyone in General, why do you have to stray away from
industry standards?  Calling object files .O files instead of .OBJ,
calling C++ files .CC instead of .CPP, and .a instead of .LIB for
library.  HELLO!  Its not copyright infringement to use the same
extensions, and it would make the transition for existing C and C++
users to use.  This is quite frankly scaring me, and almost makes me
want to pay the $500 for Borland C++ 5.0 so I can have the "standard" of
the computer programming industry.


I just do not understand, and would like to.  Thank you for your time...

Joshua