From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Could someone tell me what djgpp means ???
Date:	Fri, 29 Nov 1996 12:05:50 -0800
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To:	Kalagan ze freeloader <kalagan AT mygale DOT org>
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Kalagan ze freeloader wrote:
> 
> Hi everybody,
> 
> May someone help me ? In fact I've read all around about DJGPP, but I still don't know what it means.
> I only know that it has something to do with programming...

DJGPP is a freeware port to MS-DOS of the GNU C/C++ compiler and
associated utilities.  It runs in 32-bit protected mode, and has some of
the best user support in existence in the form of this newsgroup and the
associated mailing list (djgpp AT delorie DOT com).

As Robert posted, the best source for information is the source itself,
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/.  If you are interested in obtaining
DJGPP, go to ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2/ and get
the file "readme.1st", which gives a great number of details and tells
you how to go about downloading and installing DJGPP.

Another excellent resource for learning about DJGPP is the Frequently
Asked Questions list
(ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2/faq202b.zip).  It comes
in text, HTML, and info (a hypertext document reader that comes with
DJGPP) formats.  The first 4 or 5 chapters should give you more than
enough information on what DJGPP is and why it is so much better than
anything else out there.  :)

P.S.:  The name "DJGPP" comes from the initials of its creator, _DJ_
Delorie, plus "_G_NU C++ (_p_lus _p_lus)", or GPP.

Good luck!

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