From:	TuffGuy AT work DOT com
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Newbie Advice Needed
Date:	Thu, 30 Jul 1998 23:07:44 GMT
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This is a copy of a email I sent to brennan:

>start

Hi. I first want to say thanks for the nice site on djgpp. My summer
classes are almost finished and I really want to get started in game
programming. I really am not sure where to start but after ready your
page I thought I'd give djgpp a try. I have had all the c classes at
my college but I am not sure I have learned enough. I guess I just
have to get my hands dirty. I am not an idiot but the installation did
not go 100%(or rhide setup anyway). Everything was unzipped properly,
but I am having a few errors. At first on compile(doing tutorials), I
was getting linking errors to headers and library files. The
manual(rhide) says the default settings are supposed to point to the
default dirs(I assume ../include;../lib). But I had to set these
manually and saved them to ../bin/rhide.grp(instruction in manual).
This fixed all the compile errors, but when I try to run "make" I get
an error that ld.exe can't find "crt0.o". I see the file in the ../lib
dir, and I set the objects dir to ../lib, but it still cant find it. I
realize that this stuff is all freeware, but man it took alot of
reading to get things going. Basically can you give me any advice on
the following:

1. Suggestions on setup stuff you think are important.
2. How to get ld.exe to find crt0.o.
3. Anything you think I am doing wrong, or need to research.

>end

I am dl'ing allegro as I write this post, but I am not sure exactly
what is does yet(if it will replace rhide). I am looking for anyones
advice on things I should do/get inorder to make my learning process
as painless as possible. Thanks.

thefix AT geocities DOT com

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