Message-ID: <32A22920.2DA4@gbrmpa.gov.au>
Date: Mon, 02 Dec 1996 08:56:00 +0800
From: Leath Muller <leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au>
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To: Jon Osbeck <kingjon AT earthlink DOT net>
CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Microsoft C graphic library w/ DGJPP (SETUP...)
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>         Hello, I need to know how to setup up DJGPP 2.0 so that I can
> run the game examples from a book called "Teach Yourself Game
> Programming in 21 Days" by LaMothe.  The book wants you to have a
> Microsoft compatible compiler. (MS C\C++ 7.0 for DOS)

This is one of the better books around actually... :)
 
> Is it it do-able in DJGPP to run Microsoft C source code? (The book
> uses Microsoft graphic functions... how would I do that in DJGPP?)

It is, but to implement a lot of the more advanced stuff, such as the
simple multi-tasking chapter, you will have to do a lot of reading of
the __dpmi_int stuff with DJGPP...
 
> Also, how do you set up DJGPP?  Can someone e-mail me what to do to
> the AUTOEXEC.BAT, and CONFIG.SYS (also what .zip files do I need from
> the site), also how can I run and compile programs using RHIDE. (v1.0
> beta 5, is there a newer version, I can't seem to run or compile
> anything!).

Ummm...read the readme.1st file that is at the same place you get
DJGPP...
 
> Also is there a Windows Help File for the syntax, language, etc of
> DJGPP?

There is actually. I think its called djhelp.zip of something similar,
but it has the help files (including libc which is cool) in html and 
win help format. Where to get it? Can't remember... :(
 
> Sorry there so many questions... :-)

:)
 
Leathal.