From: mschulter AT mach1 DOT mpu DOT com ()
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: gnuchess 4.0 pl77 problem
Date: 16 Sep 1996 22:14:57 GMT
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Please let me apologize in advance for asking a question which likely
reflects my inexperience rather than any real problem with gnuchess.

Excited by my success in compiling Emacs, I downloaded a copy of
gnuchess 4.0, patch level 77, dated May 15, 1996. Unfortunately, I
found (not surprisingly) that following the FAQ instructions of

configure
make
make install

failed, because unlike Emacs there was no CONFIG.BAT or the like to
support an MS-DOS installation.

Also, the file MAKEFILE.DDJ indicates that it is for "DJGPP 2.6.0";
unless we're all _several_ revisions behind <grin>, I suspect that
this means a version with GCC 2.6.0, as opposed to the current DJGPP
2. Thus I wonder if this makefile would work with v. 2 even if I could
figure out how to do what that CONFIG MSDOS command does for Emacs.

BTW, the documentation says that MAKEFILE.DDJ was updated for pl77; but
the reference to GCC 2.6.0 makes me curious.

Of course, the moral might be that compiling gnuchess requires a more
experienced djgpp user <grin>. That shows me all the more what an
achievement Emacs is to "compile out of the box" -- literally.

Any suggestions appreciated,
Margo Schulter