From:	gripincNOSPAM AT hotmail DOT com (Neither)
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Subject:	Re: TC++ syntax?
Date:	Thu, 29 Jan 1998 04:26:59 GMT
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On Wed, 28 Jan 1998 19:49:50 -0500, "John M. Aldrich"
<fighteer AT cs DOT com> wrote:

>Neither wrote:
>> 
>> Hello, I'm learning on Borland Turbo C++ 3.0 for dos. Does DJGPP
>> compile code the same way TC++ does it, or will I have to learn a
>> whole other way to code? Thanks for your time, much appreciated.
>
>Programs are programs; the difference is in the tools you use to compile
>them.  ANSI-compliant code should compile and run with DJGPP just like
>it would with Borland or any other program.  However, if you use
>Borland-specific extensions, then they likely won't work the same way in
>DJGPP.  The same goes for any real-mode trick such as direct hardware
>access, interrupt handling, and the like.
>
>There is an excellent document available that explains most of the
>features of DJGPP and the most common difficulties encountered when
>porting code to it from other compilers.  It is the Frequently Asked
>Questions list, and is available from SimTel as v2/faq210b.zip or online
>at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/v2faq/.
>
>hth
>
>P.S.:  It's extremely impolite to hide your email address if you want
>people to be able to reply to you.

Sorry, I didn't know it was impolite to hide my address, but I hope
that this will be aparent without allowing spam in. BTW thanks for the
help, it's hard being a novice.

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