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From:	rpope AT saclink1 DOT csus DOT edu (Ralph A Pope)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: RHIDE bugs
Date:	7 Mar 1996 23:43:52 GMT
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Brendan Simon (brendan AT rdt DOT monash DOT edu DOT au) wrote:
: RHIDE looks like a very good IDE for djgpp; especially for new-comers
: and for Borland veterans.  I know it is the first release and as such
: has a few bugs to iron out.  Here are my findings.

: The editor has a problem with up and down cursor keys.  It seems to not
: want to move up or down if there is a blank line above or below the
: line with the cursor on it.

: The documentation says there is a defines menu option.  I can't find it
: anywhere.  I ended up putting -Dxxx arguments in the compiler options.

: It doesn't seem to like the semicolon seperated paths for the
: includes, libraries etc.  Does RHIDE require Turbo Make or GNU make ???

: Adding libraries to the linker stage is a bit cumbersome.  Labels 0 thru
: F can be toggled on or off, but there is no indication of how to add
: the library names and where.  I tried everything and eventually found
: that by using the tab key you can insert the library files in the area
: opposite the 0 thru F toggle buttons.

: I think there should also be DPMI (or CWSDPMI) options.  For instance,
: I use the CWSDPR0.exe (ring 0 DPMI) for some applications.  It would
: be nice if the IDE could put this in the stub (or CWSDPMI) via an 
: options menu.  Infact all the CWSPARAM.EXE options and STUBEDIT options
: should be configurable on a project basis.

: Hope this helps.  I think the author of RHIDE has done a very good job
: and RHIDE can only help to promote DJGPP.  My hat is off.

: -- 
: Brendan Simon
: Dept of Digital Systems, Monash Uni, Melbourne, Australia.
: brendan AT rdt DOT monash DOT edu DOT au
: http://www.rdt.monash.edu.au/~brendan

I'd like to note also, whenever I choose the "New" option from the File 
menu, RHide dumps me back to DOS, usually not freeing up the Conventional 
memory.  However, I, too, think the author of RawHide did an excelent 
job, and I can only imagine the complexities of writing an IDE.

-Michael P.

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