From: "23yrold3yrold" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Cygwin ... Ming32 ... DJGPP ... GCC ... AARRGGHH!!! Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2001 13:29:52 -0500 Lines: 22 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6600 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6600 NNTP-Posting-Host: news3 Message-ID: <3ad895b6_1@news4.newsfeeds.com> X-Comments: This message was posted through Newsfeeds.com X-Comments2: IMPORTANT: Newsfeeds.com does not condone, nor support, spam or any illegal or copyrighted postings. X-Comments3: IMPORTANT: Under NO circumstances will postings containing illegal or copyrighted material through this service be tolerated!! X-Report: Please report illegal or inappropriate use to You may also use our online abuse reporting from: http://www.newsfeeds.com/abuseform.htm X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers, INCLUDING the body (DO NOT SEND ATTACHMENTS) Organization: Newsfeeds.com http://www.newsfeeds.com 73,000+ UNCENSORED Newsgroups. To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Alrighty, here's the deal. I've been using DJGPP and Allegro for a good year now making video games and learning my butt off reading on-line tutorials. Now I've discovered it's entirely possible to make Dreamcast games. This thrills me as a person who grew up playing games on consoles, not computers. But I've run into problems. I require a compiler for making SH-4 executables (the Dreamcast uses a Hitachi SH-4 processor) and the usual one mentioned is Cygwin. I just tried installing it yesterday and it devoured my friggin' hard drive. How big IS that thing? Anyway, I noticed many docs also say gcc-compatible (isn't DJGPP GCC-compatible?), and I actually saw DJ Delorie's name pop up here and there as well. So the bottom line is can I use DJGPP to compile SH-4 executables? How? And as long as I'm here, can someone tell me what the difference is between all these compilers, or show me a URL for an FAQ for GCC? Or maybe a more appropriate ng, if I'm OT here? Boy, I feel like I'm asking a lot here :) Thanks for your time; I really want to get into this. Chris Barry