From: ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA (Paul Derbyshire)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DirectX 5.0 Compatibilty
Date: 9 Aug 1997 08:24:31 GMT
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Rob Rodgers (rsrodger AT wam DOT umd DOT edu) writes:
> I like VC5, I use VC5, and I'm pretty happy with it.  Even having to
> replace the buggy version of STL isn't a big deal.  Even the
> psuedo-compliance to the October draft isn't a big deal (e.g., support
> for keyword bool but not initializing const static members in the
> declaration).  I mean, yeah, you're thinking, "what's the alternative,
> a _really_ broken compiler like g++ that can't even handle
> namespaces?"

Okay. Now you're actually *insulting* DJGPP. That's it. You are spamming
this group to hell. Out, out! Take it to e-mail or
comp.lang.c++.which.compiler.is.better.holy.wars allright? Then you can
bash DJGPP and hold big chants and sacrifices to the Microsnort gods all
you want.

> Right.  VC5 is a good option.
> 
> But you must be smoking some powerful stuff if you think the new,
> buggy, slugified help system in VC5 is good.

If you think G++ is crappy, you must have *injected* some powerful stuff
directly into your *brain cavity*

> I finally got so sick of it that I dug through my old CDs until i found
> one with a Winhelp version of the Win32 reference manual.  Even ignoring
> the bug issues, the Winhelp version is infinitely faster, and it's just
> an alt-tab away.

And comp.lang.c++ is only a few mouseclicks away, assuming you use a M$
Windows newsreader, which seems likely considering how it laughs at the
80-column limit.

> Whereas, the VC5 help system is *horrible*.  

RHIDE has context help for library functions a ctrl-F1 away. Of course it
expects you to have DJGPP.

> [ knave AT acm DOT org ]

Get thee hence foul knave!

>        [ Speed has always been important, otherwise     ]
>                         [ one wouldn't need the computer. Seymore Cray   ]

Bandwidth has always been important, otherwise
			one wouldn't need to crusade against spam.

ObDJGPP: Yes, you can compile Windows apps with DJGPP.


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