From: Mike_and_Beth <mandbx AT wco DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: very new user needs help
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 14:19:35 -0800
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Arthur wrote:
> 
> > I've downloaded DJGPP and extracted all the files(the correct
> > ones I think)
> > to C:\DJGPP .
> > Now I'm lost.
> > I want to run DJGPP but I dont know how.
> > Do I have to be in MSDOS mode?
> > I've read FAQ but cant seem to get any further forward.
> > I feel like such a lamer to have to come to  a newsgroup to run a program
> > but it seems the quickest way forward.
> > help much appreciated.
> 
> Read the readme.1st file - it'll tell you what you need to do to complete
> the installation. To compile a C program type the following:
> 
> gcc myfile.c -o myfile.exe
> 
and you need these lines in your autoexec.bat
PATH=\DJGPP\BIN;
set DJGPP=c:\djgpp\djgpp.env

assuming you extracted all you djgpp to c:\djgpp  

This is called out in the readme.1st

Mike Purtell