Date:	Mon, 10 Apr 95 17:17 GMT
From:	"Kevin Ashley, Systems Development, ULCC" <CZIWKGA AT VMSFE DOT ULCC DOT AC DOT UK>
To:	P DOT TAYLOR AT alpha1 DOT rhbnc DOT ac DOT uk, DJGPP <DJGPP AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu>
Subject:	RE: LIBGRX

Philip Taylor (hello Phil) recently wrote regarding the status of
LIBGRX and asked some questions about the Makefile and sundry other matters.

V1.03 is still the current version. As I understand things, any new work
going on at present is to integrate the graphics library with the major
internal changes for DJGPP V2.

You don't need a non-djgpp C compiler to build LIBGRX but you do need
a non-DJGPP MAKE to use the Makefiles unaltered ; the Turbo C make I think,
but it is documented in the accompanying bumf somewhere.

As to why, you'll have to ask the author. I suspect it was more
convenient for him to use a Make that he was familiar with. While we
might all prefer GNU Make files, at least we've got a worthwhile graphical
library even if we need to re-write the makefiles to re-build it from source.

Hope this is helpful, but feel free to contact me locally if you want
to know more.
               Kevin Ashley.
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Systems Development Group Manager      http://www.ulcc.ac.uk/staff/Kevin+Ashley
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