From: "Peter Johnsson" <peter DOT johnsson AT mbox312 DOT swipnet DOT se>
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Subject: SV: How to configure rhide ?
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Thanks, by the way, I've been workin with DOS since -82 so I'm not that new,
But I tend to forget.......some things  : - )

Thanks again !


Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT acp3bf DOT knirsch DOT de> skrev i
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> Peter Johnsson (peter DOT johnsson AT mbox312 DOT swipnet DOT se) wrote:
> > I want to configure where my exe files go to when I compile in rhide,
> > someone with a solution ?
>
> The trick is that this is *not* something to be configured. RHIDE puts
> the .exe to the directory it's running from. So the usual solution is
> to *change* to the directory you want the exe to be in (usually the
> same one the sources are), and then start RHIDE there.
>
> This whole problem is typical of Windows users having little or no
> experience at all with the DOS command line. They will set up a
> desktop link to RHIDE, and then they're surprised all their .exe's
> generated by RHIDE land in their Windows directory.
>
> The essence: _Don't_ start RHIDE by a desktop link with default
> settings. At the very least, modify the 'working directory' setting in
> the 'Program' tab of the properties of that link. It's usually simpler
> to just start a DOS box, 'cd {your project directory}', and then type
> 'rhide' from there.
>
> --
> Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
> Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.