Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 10:22:09 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Matt Garner <matthewg AT cybercs DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: "Can't find 'as'"
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On Sun, 28 Sep 1997, Matt Garner wrote:

> I am new to C/C++. I am a very expirienced CGI/PERL programmer (which
> doesn't need to be compiled. :- ) But anyway I wrote my first program in
> RHIDE. I click Compile and it says:
> "installation problem, cannot exec `as': No such file or directory
> (ENOENT)"

Do experienced CGI/PERL programmers read the FAQ when they have problems? 
(Sorry, couldn't resist it ;-).

However, this really *is* an FAQ: section 6.4 of the DJGPP FAQ list 
(available as v2/faq210b.zip from the same place you get DJGPP) explains 
what this message means and how to correct this.

Short version: you didn't install the Binutils, which include the 
assembler, that as.exe that gcc complains about.  Please review the list 
of required packages in the file v2/readme.1st and make sure you have 
downloaded and installed them all.