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From: Andrew Cottrell <andspamtrap DOT aty DOT exemail DOT doty DOT com DOT dot DOT yau AT unknown DOT addr>
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Subject: Re: DDJGPP+ RHIDE: 3 question
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2004 18:06:11 +1000
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>> Works fine for me when usingRhide 1.5.0.1 from www.rhide.com 
>
>Take a freshly installed XP machine and follow the installation 
>instructions for RHIDE. It does not work as expected.
As I thought it must be something you are doing wrong as it works for
many other people (with the exception of the occasional crash due to
2K or XP problems that haev not been resolved).

Lets go back to square one as follows:-
1) I still do not know what version of Rhide you are using, so please
check and ensure you have Rhide 1.5.01 zip file
2) Grab the DJGPP 2.04 beta as you are using XP and read the readme on
how to setup DJGPP for use under XP.  The files are available from the
following URL: ftp://ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/alpha.
3) DO NOT MIX 2.03 AND 2.04 ZIP FILES, unless you want even less hair
than you currently have. RTFM for the reason.
4) Run rhide from a dos box. 

If you do have some time to check out the changes that were required
to get DJGPP working on 2K and XP visit:-
http://clio.rice.edu/djgpp/win2k/main.htm
>> Have you checked how you are starting Rhide
>
>Starting RHIDE in one of two ways.
>
>Start > Run > rhide projectname
Bad.

>Start > Run > cmd
>     rhide projectname
This will only work if the "rhide projectname" is executed from the
dos box. Do not run "cmd  rhide projectname" from the run start menu
as it will not work correctly.
>
> > and CMD.exe to ensure you
> > are not using a environment variable that XP or Rhide uses?
>
>Environment variables are set as instructed.
>
> From the cmd prompt, SET gives the following useful variables.
>     djgpp=c:\djgpp\djgpp.env
> 
>Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem;c:\djgpp\bin
This is okay so long as there the DJGPP files in the bin directory do
NOT appear in any of the previous directories.

>> AS the Rhide sources are available for download you can always check
>> out the source code to see if there is any undoceumented features.
>
>While the offer is appreciated, I barely have the time.
>I have a fair idea of how to solve my dilemma but that does absolutely 
>nothing for lesser knowing people who want to use RHIDE.


>As RHIDE is primarily developed for Windows machines, and as XP a large 
Wrong. You need to read the Rhide manual as this is 200% wrong. 
>chunk of the Windows using world, should the Installation instructions at
>http://www.rhide.com/doc/rhide_1.html#SEC3
>reflect this, or at least mention whatever workaround is required for 
>someone who knows little about their OS's guts to get started?
It does, see section 1.4 Requirements as follows:-
"RHIDE will work correctly only with DJGPP version 2.03 or higher and
please if you are running under W2000 (or XP) get always the latest
DJGPP, since there are many efforts to make DJGPP working on these
systems"
>I think that it's only fair, don't you?
No comment, see info above.

Andrew