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From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: Zippo can't read configuration file
Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2002 21:32:47 +0000
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Hello.

Hqayum wrote:
> I'm trying to run zippo and get a "can't read configuration file error". The
> autoexec.bat file is modified properly,  and the directory can handle long
> filenames.  I've established D:\dgpp as my root, which is not a partition
> but a logical DOS extension on the main partition which includes the logical
> boot drive, C:\
[snip]

Do other DJGPP programs work? What have you set the DJGPP environment variable
to in your autoexec.bat file? (Run the 'set' command to get a list of
environment variables.) It sounds like it should be something like this:

    SET DJGPP=D:\DJGPP\DJGPP.ENV

Did you really install DJGPP in D:\DGPP, or was that a typing mistake in your
original message?

[snip]
> Any help would be appreciated. I assume zippo configures memory caches and
> such?

No, zippo is a package manager for DJGPP. It allows you to
install/upgrade/uninstall DJGPP packages. It's a bit more convenient than
using a ZIP program. It also allows you to see what DJGPP packages you've got
installed easily.

To get rid of the error message from zippo, you need to initialise zippo's
package database. To see how, run the 'info' program and read the text that
appears:

    info zippo 'getting started'

The commands you need to run are in the subsection entitled 'Getting Started
with zippo', but please read the whole of the 'Getting Started' section.

If you don't have info installed, then you can read a text version of the
document, which will be this file off the DJGPP directory:

    contrib/zippo015/zippo.txt

(e.g.: d:/djgpp/contrib/zippo015/zippo.txt)

I hope that helps. Regards,

-- 
Richard Dawe [ http://www.phekda.freeserve.co.uk/richdawe/ ]