From: huntercr AT cs DOT purdue DOT edu (Charles Hunter)
Subject: Re: Questions
To: arthurto AT elmail DOT cc DOT purdue DOT edu (Wayner)
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 1995 14:15:43 -0500 (EST)
Cc: DJGPP AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu (djgpp mailing list)

> 
> Just a couple of questions, not all of which have to do with djgpp.
> 
> 1) I have installed DJGPP and have been using it for some time now.  I 
> have noticed that even after installing the 4th patch, go32 still says 
> that it is a maint 3.  What is up with that?
> 
DJ just forgot to patch the version number.. want a patch to patch the patch?
heh.. say that three times fast. 8-)

> 2) I haven't had a chance to test this one, but if I develop a program on 
> my 486/33 and then mail it one of my friends as an exe file, but he 
> doesn't have a math coprocessor 386/sx.  What will happen when he tries 
> to run it.  What should I do to insure compatability?

give him the program with go32 and emu387 and make a special batch file.
or get the djgpp V2 alpha and link with -lemu  [ is that right? ]
or don't floating point instructions. :)

> 
> 3) What is the editor of choice for all you DJGPPers?  I currently use 
> qedit, but I dont' really like it for programming.  I'd like something 
> that highlights the differnt parts of command different colors.  There is 
> a program Zeus for Windows that I've tried, but I don't like switching 
> back and forth and besides, my mouse locks up sometimes when I shell to 
> DOS.  I'd also like something that will run a compiler with a command to 
> see if I've made any mistakes.
> 

I'm afraid I am a devout VI-er. [ loud crash and bang of a piano]
I use OS/2 warp with a gcc dos session, a testing dos session, and
at least one or more os/2 vi sessions 
[ could use dos vi but OS/2 is faster shell ]

Cut and paste between them if needed... one other great thing is that OS/2 
windows can be of any width and height.

> 4) Which brings me to EMACS.  I've tried freemacs, and oemacs and I don't 
> like either one.  OEMACS I thought would be nice, but the go32 version is 
> old and it conflicts with my newer go32 and I can't always get OEMACS to 
> run.  Is there a better emacs?

Is there such a thing as a good emacs?  ;-)

	Hope my answers weren't too distracting. Have you checked out micro
emcas?  Don't know much about it...
A few people have mentioned JED  and JOVE both are emacs clones and
can be found at ftp://oak.oakland.edu:/SimTel/msdos/editor
or any other SimTel mirror.

		Good luck,

			Charles Hunter

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Wayne 
> 
> ---
> Due to power considerations, the light at the end of the tunnel temporarily
> has been shut off.
> 
> Wayner (Wayne Allan Arthurton)        arthurto AT elmail DOT cc DOT purdue DOT edu
>