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From: "Shea F. Kenny" <lunarchy AT kvi DOT fanz DOT net>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Total confusion
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2000 09:35:17 -0800
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On Sun, 10 Dec 2000 09:51:09 GMT, you wrote:

>Shea F. Kenny wrote:
>I can think of three possible reasons for this:
>
>(1) You gave the file a name ending in .c (instead of .cpp or .cc)
>    and you compiled with gcc (instead of gpp).  This would cause
>    the compiler to think it was a C program, and not look in the
>    C++ include directory.

	Nupe. Called it converter.cpp.
>
>(2) You haven't installed the C++ parts of DJGPP.  You should have
>    a lang\cxx directory (which contains the iostream file, among
>    other things).

	I do have a lang\cxx directory.  Nooooooo iostream file...
>
>(3) You have a very old version of DJGPP.  (For C++ you really need
>    the latest version of the GNU compiler.)

	Well, I looked under GNU and don't find any executables.  So,
dunno what version I have.  If it's cpp.exe, which is in my bin
directiory, it's dated the 14th of jan '00.  My editor, rhide, is
dated '97....  
>
>If you can't get it working, you may be better off removing everything
>and downloading the latest stuff from http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/
>- use the zip-picker to help you decide which files you need and
>remember to select C++.  The versions of DJGPP supplied with books
>often seem to cause problems.

	I think I'll take the book back, get my money and do that.... 

	Thanks for  all your help!!

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