From: "Deathifier" <storey AT tig DOT com DOT au>
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Subject: Re: Djgpp - Confused Student
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 1998 11:52:43 +1000
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Hello,

Rishi Bajaj wrote in message <19981005010137 DOT 27477 DOT qmail AT hotmail DOT com>...
>To "C" Guru's,
Well that isn't me, but I'll try to help anyway.

>I am a student at the University of Toronto and one of my courses is an
>introduction to C and C++.  I was todl by a friend that I could download
>this program from your website.  Anyways, I downloaded all the necessary
>files (I think) and a lot of accessories as well.
>
>First, I would like to know what icon to click on inorder to start C.
>All of the unzipped files are in my C:\DJGPP directory (and there are
>many sub folders as well)
You should get an environment, I suggest RHIDE, it works well, you should
run it through a DOS box under WIndows, once you have that you can write and
compile straight from RHIDE.

>Also, I tried going to the file "lib", then to "gcc-lib", then to
>"djgpp" then to "2.81" then to "cc1" (there is also "cc1plus", "cpp" an
>"include folder and some window files.
>
>I get a window when i click on "cc1" (the same for cc1plus and cpp), but
>there is no toolbar.  There is no "File" "Tools" "Help" pull down menus.
>Also, i can only type on the line i am on and not go up or down with the
>cursor.  I am worried about many things about C because I did Turbo
>Pascal before and the environment is very different.  I don't know how
>to save either.
Well this is a DOS based system, all the things you clicked on are the
compilers or linkers, which you need to use command-line options in order
for them to do something.  If you get RHIDE then you will find its a little
more towards the environment your after.

>These may be redundant questions or even stupid on my part, but could
>you please help me.
Not stupid, just confused :-)

You can get RHIDE from the same place you found all the other files, if you
used DJ's Zip-Picker then just select it from one of the lists (It's about
half way down the form).

Happy coding,
David Storey - Deathifier