From: wagray AT taz DOT dra DOT hmg DOT gb (Walter Gray)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: What files do I Really need?
Date: 8 Jun 1998 12:02:48 GMT
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In article <357AF255 DOT 6EBA4D1D AT cs DOT com>, "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com> writes:
 :Chris Jamieson wrote:
 :> 
 :> I am a novice programer who want's to write really simple programs that
 :> can run on their own (I am currently programing with a Lite version of
 :> Bordland c++ which can only run programs from within the IDE).  I want
 :> to do everything from within Rhide and just want the basics to get
 :> programs to run.  I have already tried to download Djgpp but I have had
 :> a few errors and am unsure if what I am downloading is what i need.  If
 :> anybody could give me a small list of the essential files i would be
 :> much obliged.
 :
 :The file 'readme.1st' which is found in the v2 subdirectory on SimTel
 :tells you exactly what you need for a minimum installation.  If you
 :would like to use an automated tool to figure out what your needs are,
 :try the Zip Picker at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/zip-picker.html.
 :
 :Briefly:  To compile basic C programs (not C++), using RHIDE as your
 :IDE, you need the following files at a bare minimum:
[]
 :
 :Good luck!  Come back here if you have any further questions.


I was wondering how much of the distribution set I really need. I
have the zip-pick minimal C-set. Do I really need timezones? They
don't seem to do anything when I move the directory. If I delete
them, will this come back to haunt me later? Are there any more
biggies I can safely delete? (I already deleted the html faq file
on principle.)

Yes, I really do need the space.

Walter

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