From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT net>
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Subject: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!! new starter.....
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 22:36:50 -0400
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dazzee wrote:
> 
> can anyone     help me configure djgpp from scratch with the allegro games
> library,i intend to install in c:\dgjpp\.......... (if possible step by step
> please)

What you ask is already explicitly stated in the DJGPP documentation.  I
recommend that you start out by reading the file 'readme.1st', which
accompanies the DJGPP distribution.  This discusses how to create the
DJGPP directory, unzip the packages, and configure your system.  If you
have any problems during this procedure, you can reference the DJGPP
Frequently Asked Questions list (faq210b.zip or online at
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/v2faq/).  There is also a partially
complete DJGPP User's Guide at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/doc/ug/).

As for Allegro, installation instructions are in the readme that
accompanies it.  Basically, you unzip it like any other package, go to
the Allegro directory that is thus created, and run "make" (GNU Make is
found in v2/mak3761b.zip).  If you've set up DJGPP properly, Allegro
should build and install its header file and library into the DJGPP
include and lib directories.

Creating an Allegro program is as simple as putting #include <allegro.h>
in your code and linking with '-lalleg' when you compile.  (In RHIDE, go
to Options|Libraries, type "alleg" in a free line, and mark the check
box.)

It's always a better experience for users to figure stuff out themselves
from the documentation than to be led by hand through the installation
process.  You learn lot more that way.

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