From: Jason Green <news AT jgreen4 DOT fsnet DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: Just a DJGPP Newbie
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 21:06:34 +0000
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"Jose MF" <josemataf AT hotmail DOT com> wrote:

>     I have a program wrote in C++ to BorlandC++ 1.0 (Old Dos Compiler). In
> that program I use 3 files, one of it called Snake.h. In it I have the
> fowling:

[snip]

>     I works under Borland Compiler, but when I tried to run into DJGPP using
> rhide it returns an error:
> "Don't Know how to build snake.o from snake.h"

That looks like an error produced by "make".  Can you post the file
"makefile" and the exact error?  Be sure to cut and paste, rather than
retype it.

Also, check the PATH is set correctly in case Borland C++ is somehow
interferring with DJGPP.  Type "set" at the dos command line and check
that PATH *starts* with C:\DJGPP (or wherever DJGPP is installed).

>     ok, thats all... by the way, I would want to learn more about DJGPP
> include files and also allegro... and C++ also, if you think you can help
> me, I would apreciate a hand.

What do you mean by "DJGPP include files"?  Perhaps you mean the C
library, which is not best learnt by reading the include files, in
that case type "info libc" at the dos prompt.

Of course, make sure you have also read the file "readme.1st", which
among other things gives pointers to lots of other useful docs.

As far as C++ goes, you need a good book.  "Accelerated C++: Practical
Programming by Example'' by Andrew Koenig and Babera Moo has positive
reviews (I've only scanned it myself, but I like what I read so far).