Date: Thu, 30 May 1996 08:29:52 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "A.Appleyard" <A DOT APPLEYARD AT fs2 DOT mt DOT umist DOT ac DOT uk>
Cc: DJGPP AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: FAQ error
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On Wed, 29 May 1996, A.Appleyard wrote:

> > and RSXWDK kit for Windows. You can get RSX by anonymous ftp, e.g.
> > ftp://ftp.uni-bielefeld.de/pub/systems/msdos/misc/ ...
> 
> Not now. It has anonymous FTP, but its directory tree is now completely
> different and I can't find RSX on it.

Please tell me the correct location; otherwise I don't know what to say 
in the FAQ.

> > ... you must download and unzip the RSXWDK2 source archive, not only the
> > binaries (otherwise you'll get General Protection Faults when you try to run
> > DJGPP programs). ...
> 
> Does this mean that you can use RSX to win Windows applications on programs
> compiled with djgpp? Or what compiler must I use with RSX?

No, you can use DJGPP, but without getting the source distribution of RSX 
you will miss some crucial files that will make your programs crash.

> > [Or] try looking for RSXWDK on Cica mirrors, e.g.
> > ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/programr/rsxwdk2s.zip.
> 
> It is not there now. It has been moved to ftp.winsite.com

Please tell me the exact location, so I could correct the FAQ.

> Where is information how to use a `resource compiler' as part of compiling the
> Windows application?

That is part of learning to write Windows programs.  Get any textbook 
that has "Windows" and "Programming" as part of its title.