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Date: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 21:58:50 -0500
From: bentley <hbrhodes AT mediaone DOT net>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: help the new guy
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

HEY...not sure if you were writing me or if i copied your letter to my
inbox...
this is what i did (just a few days ago no less) to get mine to work.
Because i bought the same program too.

Goto the delorie home page (www.delorie.com) & click on the ZIP PICKER
link.
then select what you want.
when you get to the next screen, you'll have several links to download the
files from.
put all those files into a directory so you'll know where to unzip them
from using WINZIP.  But one of these you will put in a sub directory called
ALLEGRO, that file name is ALLEG312.ZIP  (more later)

After you've unzipped everything (preferably to C:\djgpp)
You need to update your C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to include the following lines:

set PATH=C:\DJGPP\BIN;%PATH%
set DJGPP=C:\DJGPP\DJGPP.ENV

Note that the PATH statement should follow any other PATH statements, or
you may edit an existing PATH statement.

You'll need to restart your computer for these changes to take effect.

config.sys

shell=c:\dos\command.com c:\dos /e:2048 /p
files=40
fcbs=40,0

then you use RHIDE to open inside your DJGPP folder the file
DJGPP.ENV
somewhere in the first 15 lines, you will have to make sure the LFN=y
*******if it is set to NO...then your computer won't find the *.h files
(headers)

you will also have to add a line to your DJGPP.ENV file...
somewhere after the first 10 lines but before the LFN thing, is where i
stuck mine.
it says this (EXACTLY)

RHIDE_TYPED_LIBS_DJGPP.cc=stdcxx


there is also a file called the allegro game file library or something...in
order to use this you will have to unzip this to a file/ directory in DJGPP
called allegro.
then, at a dos prompt....you will do this

c:\
cd djgpp\allegro
you will now be in allegro...type `make' & hit return.  this will Compile
Allegro for you so you can use it when you get the experience.

Inside RHIDE.....under OPTIONS/ LIBRARIES
the first box, check it.  then type next to it            alleg
hit OKAY

go back to OPTIONS, then save.
save it somewhere...therefore you won't ALWAYS have to type that & all
other library's you add when you boot up RHIDE.  ALl you will ever have to
do is turn on RHIDE (typed anywhere from anywhere inside dos, turns it on)
& then OPTIONS/ LOAD.

one last thing.

if you ever want to keep all your files in ONE location..you can try to
save them there.  BUT .....whereever you typed RHIDE in
dos...ie....windows....it will SAVE all work there.  so where ever you want
to keep your work, (FOR INSTANCE)

d:\
cd code
d:\code> RHIDE

RHIDE will now use d:\code to keep all C files & CPP files, the Object
files & EXE files you make.

so when you make your HELLO.cpp file & COMPILE it...then MAKE it.....it
will all be in that directory.  k?  you can make a HELLO directory to keep
that in , & new directory's / folders to keep your assignments/ work in so
it stays organized.