Date: Tue, 04 Apr 1995 15:39:37 -0500 (CDT)
From: Aaron Ucko <UCKO AT VAX1 DOT ROCKHURST DOT EDU>
Subject: Re: Questions
To: arthurto AT elmail DOT cc DOT purdue DOT edu
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Organization: Rockhurst College; Kansas City, MO

>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?

Nobody bothered to change the reported version number.

>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 them a copy of emu387 (or whichever emulator you prefer).

>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.

Try JED (available from amy.tch.harvard.edu in /pub/jed).  It even comes
with a DJGPP-compiled executable.  It can do color syntax highligting and
spawn compilers, etc.  [No, John doesn't pay me for these plugs :-) ]

>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?

JED defaults to Emacs emulation; the latest version includes kill-ring
support, and a good AucTeX emulation is also available.

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