From: Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: CAN'T get DJGPP to WORK. HElP?
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2000 17:40:26 -0600, diritol <diritol AT uswest DOT net>
wrote:

>I've downloaded djgpp/rhide 3 times, and each time I couldn't get it too
>work...
>Every program I try, even the simple 'Hello World'
>
>#include <iostream.h>
>
>int main()
>{
>cout<<"howdy world";
>return 0;
>}
>
>program doesn't work.  I ALWAYS get this error:  'Macro name missing
>after -d option'...
>I know now I'm doing something wrong with the compiler/rhid;  but what?

Try compiling from the command line
  gpp hello.cpp -o hello.exe
and see if it gives the same problem.  And yes, it has to be .cpp
or .cc; gpp.exe recognizes the language based on the extension.
Also, paste the exact error message.

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