Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/11/20/15:18:02
On 20 Nov 96 at 11:05, Edward Federmeyer wrote:
> >Any thoughts?
>
> Personally, I hate to see one package "depend" on another.
> If libhw was included in allegro, along with whatever patches are needed,
> that would not be too bad, but to have to go track down, download, install,
> and understand not only the base DJGPP and allegro (quite a chore in itelf),
> but then to have to get a "patched" DJGPP plus another libhw package ,
> that would be a shame.
Exactly; this is the bummer! So much for the idea of modular
software...
> Part of the appeal of allegro to me was that I was able to download it
> and start writing programs with it very easily. I got a nice game
> going over a weekend. If I needed to get a bunch more packages, I might
> not have bothered.
:'-(
Regards,
ABW
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