From: kagel AT quasar DOT bloomberg DOT com
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 1996 11:00:17 -0500
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To: eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il
Cc: deadgame AT erinet DOT com, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.961111082813.9863E-100000@is> (message from Eli Zaretskii on Mon, 11 Nov 1996 08:30:14 +0200 (IST))
Subject: Re: djgpp erases my source file?
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   On Sun, 10 Nov 1996 deadgame AT erinet DOT com wrote:

   > the snippets archive to experiment with.  but I still have yet to
   > successfully compile a program.

   Did you read the file `readme.1st'?  It is in the djgpp ftp site, in the 
   v2 directory.  It explains how to call gcc to compile programs, and gives 
   some simple examples that should help you get started.

   > I also do not get a second chance
   > because my source file is strangely gone after I get my error message.

   Please post an example of a command line that you used with DJGPP which 
   caused some of the sources to be gone.

I'd suspect it was something like:
	gcc -o fred.c 

Since many DOS "C" compilers use -o with no arguments for optimization.
Deadgame should note that GCC uses -O (note upper case) for optimization and
"-o name" for designating the name of the executable.

-- 
Art S. Kagel, kagel AT quasar DOT bloomberg DOT com

A proverb is no proverb to you 'till life has illustrated it.  -- John Keats