From: "John M. Aldrich" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Newbie in C++. Is djgpp a good program for me? Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 19:40:21 -0800 Organization: Two pounds of chaos and a pinch of salt Lines: 48 Message-ID: <32B61625.557B@cs.com> References: <594gpo$243 AT duke DOT telepac DOT pt> Reply-To: fighteer AT cs DOT com NNTP-Posting-Host: ppp102.cs.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Pedro Miguel Alves Martins DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Pedro Miguel Alves Martins wrote: > > As I said I am a newbie in C++. > I am searching for a good compiler for DOS wich has to be a simple > one, due to my lack of experience. > I would like to know your opinions about this. You've asked in the right place, then. :) DJGPP is perhaps the single best MS-DOS based compiler out there, and even though it doesn't have the fancy Windows-based interface of Borland, Watcom, and Microsoft, it does have a very simple, intuitive set of commands, and the best technical support of any compiler in existence. It is user-supported, which means that everyone who uses it is free to contribute additional code, utilities, and anything else they feel like contributing. Ask about something that doesn't exist yet, and chances are someone will make it for you, or help you make it yourself. :) For full information on what DJGPP is and how to get it, visit http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/ and browse around. The Frequently Asked Questions list, available online at delorie.com, should give you all the information you need about the various things you will need to do to get DJGPP, install it, and begin using it. When you are convinced, go to one of the SimTel sites listed at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/getting.html and get the file /v2/readme.1st, which describes the exact steps needed to download and install DJGPP. One other thing you _will_ need is a good C++ reference. I can't name any specifics, but be wary of any book written specifically in support of a certain compiler like Borland. They tend to use very compiler-specific examples, which will not work on any other compiler. Your best shot is a general, ANSI-compliant book that does a good job of explaining the basics. While the documentation and support that come with DJGPP are very good, we aren't here to teach you the language. DJGPP may seem like a bit much at first, but you will soon learn to love it. ;) Good luck! -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- | John M. Aldrich, aka Fighteer I | fighteer AT cs DOT com | | Call me for your free AOL disk! | http://www.cs.com/fighteer | | Chain letters, work-at-home schemes, free long distance, etc., | | are ILLEGAL! Keep the Internet litter-free... don't SPAM. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------