From: "Smith A. Cat" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: some help with djgpp please... Date: 9 Jan 1998 22:42:00 -0700 Organization: Blue Square Laboratories Lines: 58 Message-ID: <34B70C7B.10A5@primenet.com> References: <01bd1d7c$cdb6c760$4f8462cf AT rihqdcee> MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: blah5534 AT hotmail DOT com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk John Doe wrote: > 1. Why when sometimes I find some C code in a book, it doesn't work in > djgpp when I attempt to compile it? I don't know. What book? How about a sample of the code that bombs? Everything I tried in all the books I could find worked! (But then, I was picky, all the books were O'Reilly or K+R and H+S and Bjarne's book :-)) > 2. Is djgpp truely C and C++? Truely, Truly even. > 3. Any books I should buy that will get me started on my way??? How about "Practical C Programming" from O'Reilly? Or "Practical C++ Programming", which is the same book with C++ (really!). > 4.If it is nessary to print out the infomation files, i have read the faq, > but I still am wondering how in the name of bob do I print them out??? Well, the really cool way to print 'em is with LaTeX, but Ghostscript is pretty cool too. Or maybe just print 'em ascii. The DJGPP FAQ doesn't tell you how to print. >I mean, I learn buy reading, trial and error. Not buy guessing... :( Uh-oh, a fair amount of programming involves guessing that similar looking function names do similar things, or operate on similar data, so maybe you should try guessing. DJGPP doesn't take any guessing to install, though, just pkunzip -d. > I don't know anymore questions right now. I would reallly like some help > because I have noticed there are allot of people out there who know this > djgpp, and I have a lot of respect for djgpp... But it could be a > little more gentle on the newbies. I would really appreciate some help, > thank you for your time... Well, your questions are really too vague to give you any specific help. DJGPP does not introduce any handicaps to learning C. Some compilers (Watcom, for example...) will compile incorrect code by GUESSING what you want. This is ABSOLUTELY THE WORST THING IMAGINABLE!!!!!! DJGPP is more ANSI/ISO than Watcom or M$, and won't let you do stupid things that will kick your but later. C has enough traps in it without the compiler mind-fucking you, so stick with DJGPP. READ THE FAQ AGAIN. READ THE FAQ AGAIN. Take a look at that "Practical C Programming" book, it's at every Barnes + Noble. Then come back with a question. The DJGPP Newsgroup is easier on newbies than most. John Doe?? Blah?? Is this for real?? Phil