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Paul Michailidis wrote:
> 
> This is pissing me off. I can't compile a damn thing. Ok this is what
> I've done. PLEASE HELP!!!!!
> I've installed the following files into c:\dgjpp
                                             ^^^^^
should be djgpp
and don't use winzip. (unless you only use djgpp in windows _AND_ you
know what your dooing)

> allegro312.zip
> bnu2951.zip
> djdev203.zip
> faq230b.zip
> gcc2952b.zip
> gpp2952b.zip (When I installed this, it asked me if I wanted to
> overwrite cxxfilt.exe, I did)
> ma3791b.zip
> rhide1478b.zip
> txi40b.zip

make sure all these packages extracted corectly.
ie: dirs c:\djgpp\bin c:\djgpp\lib\ c:\djgpp\include\ exist
instead of ones named after the zip files.

> Ok I typed this into autoexec.bat and ran it:
> path=c:\windows\command;c:\djgpp\bin;
> set djgpp=c:\djgpp\djgpp.env

you can't just run autoexec.bat
you need to restart your computer.

> I typed this in DOS:
> setdjgpp c:\djgpp c:/djgpp
> 
> I went into the Allegro folder and typed this:
> make
> 
> ... and I sat for an hour. Rebooted my machine and tried many different
> programs. Many different errors came up. Some came up when I tried it
> with rhide and other errors when I tried it in the dos console. Eg.
> "virtual memory exhausted." I tried compiling an example in dos, gcc
> ex1.c -lalleg
> when I pressed enter I heard the hard drive making sounds and then
> nothing happened. The prompt just came up again, as if nothing was typed
> in.

try this:
gcc ex1.c -o ex1.exe -lalleg

then run ex1.exe

> Please Please Please this is driving me crazy. I've installed djgpp 4
> times trying to pinpoint my problem. NOTHING!!!

Make sure you read the DJGPP FAQ and the readme file that comes
with djdev203.zip

> Please help,
> Paul M.

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