From: "Matthew Smith" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Trouble compiling Allegro Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2001 03:12:06 +0100 Lines: 24 Message-ID: <9njrcb$skb$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk> References: <3B9C36C7 DOT FAE9A19A AT alpha DOT delta DOT edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: modem-967.arcanine.dialup.pol.co.uk X-Trace: newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk 1000173771 29323 217.135.24.199 (11 Sep 2001 02:02:51 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: 11 Sep 2001 02:02:51 GMT X-Complaints-To: abuse AT theplanet DOT net X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com > The MAKE seems to work OK until a file called DAT2S.EXE is built and > then executed this is the error message at that point: I think it is probably setup.dat which is at fault, and dat2s.exe is choking on that. setup.dat is a brand new file, while dat2s.exe has been working for years You didn't mention what version of Allegro you have, and whether it is a WIP (current release) or CVS (in development) version. I have not seen this problem mentioned by anyone else, please be patient until someone manages to reproduce or explain the crash. I would personally recommend the combination of DJ203 and Allegro 3.9.33 which give me sterling service. I test with the CVS too, but reinstall 3.9.33 at the slightest whiff of new 'behaviour'. The only major improvement for DOS users since then (that I can think of right now) is the inclusion of MESA OpenGL support with AllegGL Matt