From: memphis AT macconnect DOT com (Garry Roseman) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: The DJGPP Oracle Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 23:09:56 -0500 Organization: Writer & Freelance Programmer Lines: 37 Message-ID: <1997081423095619884@pool-207-205-91-243.dlls.grid.net> References: To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Eli Zaretskii wrote: > On Tue, 12 Aug 1997, Orlando Andico wrote: > > > What's wrong with grep? Or the search in the Info reader? > > I don't know what's wrong with these. I always find in the FAQ > everything I need. But if people say that these tools are not enough, > I have no reason not to believe them. > > If a program that accepts queries in a human language and answers them is > possible, then it might make the process of finding relevant info easier. Maybe this is a good time to jump in to this newsgroup for the first time and express my thanks. I discovered djgpp just recently and installed it on my Macintosh (!) [under the VirtualPC pentium emulator]. When I got the faq I was amazed. It's a BOOK! 134 pages! And FULL of information. As a guy to whom a lot of this stuff is new, and who has had to learn fast, I can say that the FAQ is wonderful and an excellent job of presenting what a person really needs to know. I printed it out on my HP LaserJet, bound it in a nice three-ring binder, and spent several days reading it constantly. It still sits on the shelf beside me and is invaluable. I wouldn't know how you could improve it, but you certainly couldn't improve it by subtracting information. That hard-won information is what it's all about. Great job. Thanks. -- Garry Roseman Writer & Freelance Programmer Memphis TN USA