From: lovecraft AT aol DOT com (Lovecraft)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: The DJGPP Oracle
Date: 13 Aug 1997 03:42:24 GMT
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>If you're so busy, then you shouldn't be spending your time with DJGPP.

How encouraging.

>It's not designed to be the most efficient use of your time if your not
>familiar with gcc.

So there's a prerequisite?

>Furthermore, how long does it take to find the answer to a question in
the
>DJGPP FAQ?  It takes me about ten seconds. 

Well, I'm very slow.

> In the late 1990s there are
>inventions called grep, 

Is there a FAQ on that , too?

>I don't understand how receiving an answer of "this answer is in the FAQ"
>is not a case of "neighbors helpinig neighbors." 

Because of the assumption that I didn't read the FAQ when a gentle pointer
to where it might be is much more helpful.

I'm not asking for people to keep answering questions that are addressed
elsewhere, just point us in the right direction without all of the
"attitude". I'm a physical therapist assistant and every day I have to
teach someone something that I've been teaching for a couple of years now.
Should I tell them to look it up? Or show them? I don;t think my boss
would like it if I told them it's in the manual.

Nick