From: Bill Bouma <bouma AT geoplex DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Include files must be below compiling directory?
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 1998 17:35:12 -0800
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I just installed djgpp 2.1 and am having some trouble getting
it to find my header files.  It is as though it is ignoring the
-I<DIR> option on the command line.  For example:

> gcc -I/src/templates -c v2d.cpp
In file included from v2d.cpp:4:
V2D.H: List.H: No such file or directory (ENOENT)
...

However, if I move List.H into the same directory as v2d.cpp
it compiles fine.  Also if I move it to a directory below the
current one and use -I./directory it works.

The strangest thing is that both absolute an relative pathnames
specified in the #include fails unless the file is in a
directory below the current (compiling) one.  For example:
#include "../../templates/List.H"  FAILS
#include "./templates/List.H"   SUCCEEDS

This seems like an unnecessary and ridiculous restriction!?
(Especially so, considering MSDOS doesn't have symbolic links.)

I see nothing about this in the FAQ, so I must be the only one
having trouble.  How do you people get around this or put up
with it?

Definitely put this in the FAQ.  People who are new to djgpp
but are not new to programming are going to be confused and
pissed off by this, as I am.

Bill <bouma AT geoplex DOT com>