Date:	Tue, 11 Sep 2001 21:46:07 -0400
From:	David Witbrodt <dawitbro AT alpha DOT delta DOT edu>
Subject:	Re: Trouble compiling Allegro
To:	matt AT the-good-stuff DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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Matthew Smith wrote:
> 
> >   The MAKE seems to work OK until a file called DAT2S.EXE is built
> > and then executed this is the error message at that point:
> 
> I think it is probably setup.dat which is at fault, and dat2s.exe is
> choking on that.
>  setup.dat is a brand new file, while dat2s.exe has been working for
> years.

  I don't have the exact error message handy (I'm at work), but I
think DAT2S was built and was in the process of executing when it
crashed.  It may well have been because of the file it was processing.


> You didn't mention what version of Allegro you have, and whether it is
> a WIP (current release) or CVS (in development) version.  I have not
> seen this problem mentioned by anyone else, please be patient until
> someone manages to reproduce or explain the crash.

  As you've probably noticed, I _did_ get it to compile once I
realized I was using a test version of GCC.  I apologize for the false
alarm.  It was a silly mistake.  GCC 3.0 (alpha) has been working for
me so well that I completely forgot I was using an alpha version!
  I was compiling Allegro 3.9.37, the latest edition available on the
Allegro site (before I transferred my files to the new computer a
couple of months ago).  I had seen _not_ to use ALLEG312.ZIP, which is
the latest available on the djgpp simtelnet site, by looking at the
DJGPP archives.  I've been wanting to try it out for over a year,
since I started making a game (from scratch, no help from libraries)
with some students here at the college where I work.  The students
bailed out, and I put that game on the shelf... and I'm just now
getting around to trying out Allegro.

  Once again, I apologize for the false alarm.  I was simply using an
unstable compiler.


Thanks,
Dave W.

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