Date: Thu, 22 Jan 1998 16:01:35 -0800 (PST)
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To: andrewda AT cogs DOT susx DOT ac DOT uk (Andrew Smythe Davidson), djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: Just how easy is it to write windows apps in DJGPP?
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At 01:50  1/22/1998 GMT, Andrew Smythe Davidson wrote:
>What I'm after is a full blown windowy type application sort of thing. I
>assume this is usually done by including the relevant files (windows.h or
>whatever) and haaving a wealth of fairly simple procedures to call that will
>open windows and so on and so forth (a bit like coding workbench stuff on the
>Amiga...) but I'd assume that DJGPP doesn't come with libraries and header
>files to code with. Thusly are they available somewhere, or am I being REALLY
>naive expecting it to be this easy with windows and do I have to write a whole
>load of code for myself to make even basic stuff work (a bit like coding
>windowed stuff in X11)???
No, it is by no means easy. See FAQ section 3.6 if you're still interested,
though. If you just want a GUI, and Windows per se is less important,
consider Allegro.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net