Date:	Tue, 20 Apr 1999 11:58:43 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	Pete W <petewhd AT exis DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: Using the DJGPP Compiler
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On Mon, 19 Apr 1999, Pete W wrote:

> I recently purchased "Sam's Teach Yourself
> C++ in 24 Hours".   It included a CD with the DJGPP compiler.  While I can't
> really comment on the book at this point I'm writing this general post
> because I'm barely into chapter one and I'm already stuck. The reason is the
> DJGPP Compiler.

First thing to do is to download the latest version of DJGPP and use
that.  To that end, point your Web browser to the URL
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/zip-picker.html and follow the prompts.
This URL will also give you some specific installation instructions
for Windows 98, which are almost certainly missing from the CD you
have, because it's an old, pre-Windows 98 version.

The new file readme.1st which comes with the latest versions should be
more clearly written.

> I selected 98, which is what I'm using.   I
> ’m not that familiar with DOS and it's been several years since I really
> used it much at all.   It appears the author of the readme file makes the
> assumption that anyone using this compiler is knowlegable with DOS.

Please describe what problems did you see.  It is impossible to help
you without knowing what specific problems did you experience, except
saying that ``it works for everybody else'', including Windows 9X,
which hardly helps.

Many ``popular'' problems are already discussed in the DJGPP FAQ list
(get the file faq211b.zip from the zip-picker URL above), so it might
help reading its first chapters.

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