From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Error when compiling
Date: Sat, 21 Sep 1996 12:39:24 -0700
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Trey Chandler wrote:
> 
> I recently downloaded DJGPP v2 and cannot compile anything.  I keep
> getting the error "Cannot 'exe' as is. Installation error."  That is
> not the exact error, but is real close.  Also, can somebody tell me
> how to get Emacs.  Any help would be appreciated.

That's "Cannot exec 'as'.  Installation error."  You failed to set
up your environment correctly so that gcc can find your files.  Did
you:

1) Add C:\DJGPP\BIN to your PATH in AUTOEXEC.BAT?  (of course, if you
put DJGPP somewhere other than that, change the directory appropriately)

2) Add the line:  SET DJGPP=C:/DJGPP/DJGPP.ENV  to your AUTOEXEC.BAT?
(again, if DJGPP is somewhere else, change the directory)

If you did these things, please post the following things here on the
group:

1) The contents of your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
2) Type 'set >environ.lst' from DOS and post the file environ.lst
3) Type 'go32-v2' from the DJGPP directory and post what it prints
4) Compile your program normally, but add these things to your
   command line:

   redir -o gcc.lst -eo gcc -v [add your normal command line here]

   Post the contents of 'gcc.lst'.

5) If you have made any changes to the file 'DJGPP.ENV' in the
   root directory of your DJGPP installation, please post that
   here as well.


GNU Emacs 19.34 can be downloaded in source form at the following
URL:  ftp://ftp.gnu.ai.mit.edu/pub/emacs/emacs-19.34.tar.gz
It will compile "out of the box" with DJGPP v2, assuming you are
configured properly, of course.  :)

Eli:  I noticed a file 'emacs-19.34b.tar.gz' when I looked on
mit.edu just now.  What is that?  A beta version or a bugfixed
version?  Thanks!

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