From: ams AT ludd DOT luth DOT se (Martin Str|mberg)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Allegro virus???
Date: 18 Jul 1999 10:56:44 GMT
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Wayne Perry (clawdia2 AT execulink DOT com) wrote:
: i was building the allegro library (v.3.11) and it was going normally for 20
: mins (on my 386.... thats why the 20 mins....) and i got an unusual message:
: 
: C:/DJGPP/BIN/stubify.exe: not COFF (check for viruses)
: make.exe:***[obj/djgpp/asmdef.exe] error 1
: 
: i am guessing (check for viruses) is the key phrase in that error. is the
: virus in make.exe, asmdef.exe, another file in DJGPP, or spreading through
: the computer.... or isnt it a virus at all, but me improperly installing
: it....
: i am still playing around with it, but i am hoping to get an answer from in
: here. any help would be greatly appreciated.

It most probably is a virus. You need some virus scaning software to
find it.

DJGPP program has usually the nice property that you get that message
instead of activating the virus. Hence the virus that infected/tried
to infect the DJGPP program is probably not a DJGPP program (if you
follow me).

That said, that message _can_ be caused of some other failings, like a
full disk e. g.. Look for errors earlier on in the make process.

But remember to check your 'puter for virus first.


Right,

							MartinS