From: "John M. Aldrich" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: installing Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 13:27:45 -0400 Organization: Two pounds of chaos and a pinch of salt. Lines: 35 Message-ID: <35967D11.834BB74A@cs.com> References: <19980627152516 DOT 18958 DOT rocketmail AT send1d DOT yahoomail DOT com> NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp127.cs.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk mark brand wrote: > > The files I have got are > djdev 201 > rhide14b > bnu281b > gcc281b > gpp281b > lgpp 280b > mak 3761b You should get lgp2811b.zip instead of lgpp280b.zip. The newer library is designed for compatibility with gcc 2.8.1, while the older one is almost guaranteed to cause problems at some point. > The thing is I am very new to computers and really would like to start > programing, but I do not really understand the instrutions for > installing DJGPP. > I am using WinZip 6.3 to unzip everything and Windows 95 is my > operating system. > please can you help me The instructions contained in 'readme.1st' are designed for persons with a basic knowledge of DOS commands. Nothing else is really required. If you have specific problems with certain steps in the instructions, please tell us what those are. It's nearly impossible to figure out your problem without detailed information. -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- | John M. Aldrich, aka Fighteer I | mailto:fighteer AT cs DOT com | | Proud owner of what might one | http://www.cs.com/fighteer/ | | day be a spectacular MUD... | ICQ UIN#: 7406319 | | Plan: To make Bill Gates suffer | HEAT User ID: Fighteer | ---------------------------------------------------------------------