Date: Tue, 16 Jul 1996 13:51:43 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Colin MacDonald <ccjm AT dstn06 DOT dct DOT ac DOT uk>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: DJGPP HELP!!!!!
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On 16 Jul 1996, Colin MacDonald wrote:

> and if you
> spend five minutes going through the documentation, you'll discover 
> that DJGPP is definitely NOT a good package if you are learning C. I 
> have been using UNIX C for about five years now, and I still have 
> trouble with DJGPP.
> Try something like Turbo C/C++ or Visual C,

With all due respect, I disagree.  I don't see any reason why DJGPP
couldn't be a tool to learn programming at least as good as Turbo C.  If
you see any trouble with the docs or other tools, or the necessary setup,
that would prevent people from using DJGPP as such a tool, please tell.  
Personally, I don't know about anything in Turbo/Visual C that makes them 
a better learning tool.  Are they better documented?  Are they better 
supported?  Do you get your questions answered faster and better by their 
support staff?