6 When the Compiler (or Make, or Info, or ...) Crashes...

This chapter explains how to deal with certain problems which may prevent DJGPP programs from running on your machine. The first 13 items on the next menu describe specific problems; if yours isn't solved with these techniques, read the description of the general debugging procedure.

• Programs hang: Some DJGPP programs hang.
• No DPMI: You must have or install a DPMI server.
• Buggy DPMI: It might crash all of your v2.x programs.
• GCC optimizations: GCC sometimes crashes when optimizing.
• Missing subprograms: GCC says ``cannot exec as''.
• Internal error: GCC says ``Internal compiler error''.
• Unknown filetype: GCC says ``Unknown filetype''.
• Make hangs: Compiler hangs, but only under Make.
• Info cannot find Top: Info won't display some files.
• Info crashes: Info crashes upon startup.
• Bash crashes: Possible reasons for Bash to crash.
• ThinkPad: DJGPP programs crash on an IBM ThinkPad.
• Linker accesses other drives:
• General trouble: Look here for any problem not covered above.
• Redirect: How to redirect GCC messages to a file.
• Archive search: Look up your problem in the DJGPP archives.
• Totally lost: When nothing seems to help, ask on the net.