To:	kunst AT prl DOT philips DOT nl
Cc:	sands AT ihes DOT fr (Duncan Sands), djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Re: Evian (backwards) question.
Date:	Wed, 30 Nov 94 09:23:40 +0200
From:	"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>

> Duncan Sands writes:
> > 
> > Wouldn't it be a good idea to put this file list in the README or
> > perhaps in the FAQ?  I suspect just as many people would like a

kunst AT prl DOT philips DOT nl answered:
> I have this DJGPP "leaflet" that was originally posted by DJ
> to announce one of the previous versions of DJGPP (1.10 I guess). 
> I updated the list of files to reflect the current set (1.12m2).
> Maybe this "leaflet" could be brought into use (again).
> It provides just enough information for people willing to 
> enter DJGPP land!

What you've posted is an excerpt from the file 00_index.txt
which can be found in the djgpp directory of any SimTel mirror.
The problem with this list is that it doesn't give a hint about
what files are required and what are optional, and also what
features require what optional files to be downloaded.  That's
what bugs most newcomers to djgpp.  The README.* files include
some guidelines on the latter, but they are a bit incomplete,
and IMHO should be updated.  The list which I posted should be
the recommendation to anybody who wants to have the ``usual''
features plus a decent development environment.  In particular,
the docs and the Info reader are frequently omitted by many
people who then complain there is no documentation.

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