X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mailnull set sender to djgpp-bounces using -f Message-ID: <20020224194614.71921.qmail@web9204.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 11:46:14 -0800 (PST) From: michael mendonca To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-894133097-1014579974=:70707" Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com --0-894133097-1014579974=:70707 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii i tell you everything i did so you can help me more efficiently.i bought c++ for dummies which came with gnu and consisted of zip files, unzipped file and exe files.i opened up the exe files(ccpfd author.exe and ccpfd gnuc.exe)in which they were installed in c:\c++fd_files directory.the instructions say you need a directory named djgpp so i changed c:\c++_fd_files to c:\djgpp then i opened up the autoexec.bat file and typed in set path=c:\djgpp\bin;%path% and set path=c:\djgpp\djgpp.env.next step is to click on start>programs>msdos which brings up msdos prompt then you type in c:\cpp_for_dummies\chap01 but i got (bad command or file name)instead of what was suppose to happen.the env file shows lfn=y like its suppose to and i've done everything in the book.i've been tring to install this for 5DAYS AND I HAVE GONE INSANE IN THE PROCESS!!!! i have read the book,faq, and nothing has helped me .is this some kind of sick joke or i'm i really that dumb? seriously how can expect to learn c++ when i can't install a simple program? if this disqualifies me from learning c++ then tell me because i don't want to waste my time or anybody else's .just send me an email telling me how stupid i am and i'll give up if it doesn't mean that i'm to stupid to learn c++ then please help me. please email me one way or the other thanks --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - Coverage of the 2002 Olympic Games --0-894133097-1014579974=:70707 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii i tell you everything i did so you can help me more efficiently.i
bought c++ for dummies which came with gnu and consisted of zip files,
unzipped file and exe files.i opened up the exe files(ccpfd author.exe and
ccpfd gnuc.exe)in which they were  installed in c:\c++fd_files
directory.the instructions say you need a directory named djgpp so i changed
c:\c++_fd_files to c:\djgpp then i opened up the autoexec.bat file and
typed in set path=c:\djgpp\bin;%path% and set path=c:\djgpp\djgpp.env.next
step is to click on start>programs>msdos which brings up msdos prompt
then you type in c:\cpp_for_dummies\chap01 but i got (bad command or
file name)instead of what was suppose to happen.the env file shows lfn=y
like its suppose to and i've done everything in the book.i've been
tring to install this for 5DAYS AND I HAVE GONE INSANE IN THE
PROCESS!!!! i have read the book,faq, and nothing has helped me .is this some
kind of sick joke or i'm i really that dumb? seriously how can expect to
learn c++ when i can't install a simple program? if this disqualifies
me from learning c++ then tell me because i don't want to waste my time
or anybody else's .just send me an email telling me how stupid i am and
i'll give up if it doesn't mean that i'm to stupid to learn c++ then
please help me. please email me one way or the other thanks


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