From: mschulter AT  DOT value DOT net (M. Schulter)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Stupid guy needs help
Date: 28 Jul 1997 07:20:25 GMT
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Lovecraft (lovecraft AT aol DOT com) wrote:

: It's not. So I did. Here is what is in the readme.1st
: 
: 1. Create a directory for DJGPP, say C:\DJGPP....(snip)
: 
: 2. Unzip the zip files from that directory, preserving the directory
:    structure.  For example:
: 
: 	pkunzip -d gcc2721b
:   or
: 	unzip386 gcc2721b

Personally, when I installed DJGPP a year or so ago, I used pkunzip -d on
each of the zip files I had downloaded, one by one, and it worked fine.
The main idea is to unzip the files from the main DJGPP directory, being
very careful if using pkunzip to include the -d switch; then the
appropriate subdirectories get created automatically (user-friendly
indeed).

: 3. After unzipping all the zip files, set the DJGPP environment
:    variable to point to the file DJGPP.ENV in the main DJGPP
:    installation directory...(snip)
: 
: You'll notice that it gives a specicfic file name. Being new to this I
: figured it was correct as written. Only after looking at other DJGPP web
: sites did I find that I should put ALL of the needed files in one
: directory and do a global pkunzip.

There was also a reply to your earlier post recommending this method,
although unzipping the files one-by-one (as suggested in readme.1st)
worked just as well for me. As I read the instructions in readme.1st then,
and still read them now, the specific filename (gcc2721b.zip) is indeed
offered "for example," so that you should repeat this procedure for each
zip file. Both readme.1st and the FAQ have helpful information about
choosing which files to download in order to meet your needs and
interests.

: My reason for going on about this is to ask what is this group for? 
: Beginners? Intermediates? Or experts of a select club? 

Actually it's an open newsgroup, based on my experience over the past year
as someone who was just starting out with C programming and GNU tools.

One observation: the rule I try to follow is RTMF, "Read The Manual
First." If you read it, but are still puzzled, then I would say that
asking questions is appropriate. Maybe the question seems silly to someone
else, or even to me once I've asked it and the "obvious" is pointed out by
some helpful newsgroup participant -- but if you're stuck, you're stuck.
It's all part of the learning process. 

Most respectfully,

Margo Schulter
mschulter AT value DOT net

(To reply, please remove the extra . in my default address)