From: david sharp <dsharp AT interport DOT net>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Help with allegro!!!
Date: Fri, 26 Feb 1999 19:33:52 -0500
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LogosAZ wrote:
> 
> I downloaded the allegro library and am trying to run the loading a pcx
> example but everytime I run it this is what happens: First, it compiles
> fine, but then when it is going to be executed RHIDE says --- Error: c:/djgpp
> /bin\id.exe cannot open - Lalleg : No such file or directory (ENOENT)

a known bug in allegro is that downloading the allegro source code 
and trying to run the examples without building the library results 
in the error message.
in fact you need to *build* the library first.
apparently old man hargreaves knows about this bug since right there in
the 
documentation he gives detailed instructions on how to build the 
allegro library from the source code.

> Why is it saying  "c:/" when the "/" is not used in dos? What could be the
> problem? I don't even have a file on my computer named "id.exe" (I searched)
> Please help!!!

a bug with djgpp is that it allows "/" in place of "\".
a bug with the alphabet is how the letter 'l' as in 'ld.ex' looks like
'i' in 'id.exe'.

my first suggestion is to complain to those actually responsible for
these
bugs.