From: Damian Yerrick Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: newbie needs help with compiling function of djgpp Organization: Pin Eight Software http://pineight.8m.com/ Message-ID: References: <86jsng$kbo$1 AT perki DOT connect DOT com DOT au> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.7/32.534 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 28 X-Trace: /KHlxNehUDz5iRzzPlSMvRwBc6+9IsSY9vEUgChiub2x7kCQ2JhMm5aqe9AIwghECWexcK3PiFzW!3J8/qsOiR1N/ezs4/NgDQ2bU0BvgBl08vHFqYKPC3Bmkr5cRViFEC3SBPGsRxOw6J4Gx3tmqMw== X-Complaints-To: abuse AT gte DOT net X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:19:44 GMT Distribution: world Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:19:44 GMT To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com On Tue, 25 Jan 2000 21:01:34 +1100, "garry reid" wrote: >would someone be kind enough to explain to me what the process of >compiling does Translate C code to register transfer language (RTL: a generalized assembly language), optimize it, convert it to a particular ISA's assembly, and assemble it into an "object" file. >and the difference between the options listed under the compile >command. RHIDE or some other IDE?. >that is what is the difference when you "make" and "link" and does >"Build all"simply do all three? Link: Combine object files in such a way that they produce an executable program. The "build" command of RHIDE tells DJGPP to compile all modified sources and then link them. -- Damian Yerrick http://yerricde.tripod.com/ View full sig at http://www.rose-hulman.edu/~yerricde/sig.html Comment on story ideas at http://home1.gte.net/frodo/quickjot.html