From:	"John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp,comp.lang.c++
Subject:	Re: MS Windows Development with djgpp?
Date:	Mon, 17 Feb 1997 20:09:07 -0800
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Paul Walsh wrote:
> 
> I just got djgpp. Can it be used for developing MS Windows apps. Which I
> guess means, are there any PD Windows libraries?

The closest thing is RSXNT/DJ, available as 'v2tk/rsxntdj1.zip', which
allows you to create native apps for Win95 and Win/NT.  However, there
are some caveats:

 - It doesn't have a IDE
 - It doesn't support debugging of Windoze apps
 - The current version is outdated, and makes some incorrect
modifications to the DJGPP configuration files.
 - You need some additional tools, such as a resource compiler and a
"windows.h" header.

Several people have solved these problems (I'm not one of them so don't
ask me) and are very happy with RSXNTDJ.  I'm sure one of them will be
glad to tell you how to get it to work.

> If not, what's the best/easiest way to learn to build small C++ Windows
> apps. Is it Visual C++, or is there a TurboC++ with Windows support?  I
> don't know Visual Basic - would it be worth learning?

From what I've heard, Visual Basic is very smooth and easy to write
Windows apps with.  Unfortunately, it's slow and bloated.  Visual C++
would probably be a good choice for you if you're willing to put up with
a Microsoft development platform.  :)

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