From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: exe end up in bin folder
Date:	5 Jan 2001 13:51:58 GMT
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John Casey <jgcasey AT vic DOT ozland DOT net DOT au> wrote:
> Hi,

> After I compile build and run a program the exe ends up in the
> bin folder. Can I direct them to a particular folder as can be
> done with the source and object files?

You give extremely little context information, but even so, I think I
can guess what you've been doing. You've fallen into a trap many of
today's computer users are prone to follow you into: you're thinking
in terms of Windows application behaviour when, in fact, you're using
a DOS program like RHIDE or GCC.

You should *not* usually operate RHIDE or GCC windows-like (clicking
on some icon to start them). Open a DOS window (Start -> Programs ->
MS-DOS Prompt), and inside that type

	cd \where\ever\your\source\is
	rhide 

(type <return> at end of each line...) Then open a project in RHIDE,
add your source to it, and build the project.

[This is all in the FAQ, too, I think. I just don't have a current
version at hand to quote chapter and verse from.]
-- 
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.

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