Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/12/13/02:51:41
Eli Zaretskii (eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il) wrote:
: On Sun, 1 Dec 1996, Erik Max Francis wrote:
: > Eli Zaretskii wrote:
: >
: > > Can you please tell in detail what are the issues that make DJGPP
: > > confusing for a newcomer? Thanks.
: >
: > Most beginning are confused by command-line interfaces and a lack of an
: > integrated development environment.
: You mean, those of them who don't want to know anything about the
: compiler are confused when they need to actually learn how it should
: be called? ;-)
As a newcomer, please just let me support Eli's point:
I found the discussion of gcc command lines in the documentation both
helpful and straightforward, for the most part.
Further, as someone who prefers a DOS interface and wants 32-bit power, I
find both the use of protected mode and the UNIX-like utilities a big plus
for djgpp.
With Eli, I would say that the elegance of a 32-bit memory model is an asset,
not a "complication."
Most appreciatively,
Margo Schulter
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