From: krugman AT abcd4 DOT demon DOT co DOT uk (Kev) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: cannot open -1stdcx: No such file or directory Date: Mon, 25 May 1998 22:16:10 GMT Message-ID: <3569ed4b.31276656@news.demon.co.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: reality-bytes.demon.co.uk Lines: 28 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Regarding the error message : Trying to compile C++ files gives: c:/djgpp/bin/ld.exe: cannot open -1stdcx: No such file or directory I have noticed a lot of posts in this group about this and must admit it kept me amused for a day and a half trying to figure this out Though it took a long time to find it, the answer is documented in this file:- D:\DJGPP\gnu\gcc-2.81\problems.txt (I shall not reproduce it here, bandwidth etc) Two options are suggested, the first didn't work for me, but the second did. I thik this may be a good item to see in the FAQ list If anyone knows how to setup an offscreen buffer in video ram, can they please post about it. Keep being green and leafy Kevin