Date:	Mon, 10 Apr 1995 15:09:17 +0100 (BST)
From:	Philip Taylor (RHBNC) <CHAA006 AT alpha1 DOT rhbnc DOT ac DOT uk>
Reply-To:	P DOT Taylor AT alpha1 DOT rhbnc DOT ac DOT uk
To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Cc:	CHAA006 AT alpha1 DOT rhbnc DOT ac DOT uk
Subject:	LIBGRX

Could anyone please tell me the status of LIBGRX?  As a DJGPP beginner, I am
confused by the apparent conflicts which occur in LIBGRX.  The documentation
for V1.03 refers to an imminent release of V1.04, but Archie has so far been
unable to locate a copy of the latter, yet V1.03 appears to date back to 1993 
(or so it would seem).  In addition I am very confused by the apparent need for
a non- DJGPP `C' compiler: the `MAKEFILE' referred to in the LIBGRX
documentation appears not to exist, but there is a MAKE.BAT which presumably
takes its place; however, the format of the MAKEFILEs which it slaves is not
compatible with the DJGPP MAKE, in that it uses (for example) "!if $d(DEBUG)"
where (I think) DJGPP MAKE would have "ifdef DEBUG", and some of the MAKEFILEs
which it invokes are specifically for TCC (Turbo C?) rather than for DJGPP GCC. 
I would dearly like to be able to re-generate the LIBGRX files, so that I can
start investigating my problems with VESADRV.VDR, but I am confused as to
whether I simply have an out-of-date LIBGRX or whether there really is a need
for Borland/Turbo MAKE & C and for DJGPP MAKE & C. I would be very grateful if
a more knowledgable reader could clarify, and if there really is a need for
Borland/Turbo MAKE & C, to let me know which version is needed, since my
attempts to use a recent Borland MAKE failed: I first had to install a Borland
DPMI server before it would function at all, and then found that DJGPP GCC
locked up when fired up via Borland's MAKE+DPMI. 

					Philip Taylor, RHBNC. 

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