From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: how do i install C
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Date:	Tue, 31 Oct 2000 18:10:30 GMT
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On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 10:26:49 +0200 (IST), Eli Zaretskii
<eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:

>Why do we work hard to make the package as usable and seamless for the
>clueless?

Because you care, and thank you again.  OTOH, some of "the clueless"
are scared of a mere C:\> prompt.

>DJGPP ... is certainly meant to be a first compiler of choice
>for newbies.  My impression is that many newbies actually do use
>it as their first compiler, in particular because the support they
>get in this forum is regarded as very good.

How can we expect some of them to know that
  gcc -Wall hello.c -o hello.exe
is something meant to be typed into the command.com shell or, for
that matter, to have even _heard_ of command.com?

Flaming aside, the problem Thomas appeared to be getting at was:
<roleplay stereotype="aoluser">
  command.com?  Is that a web site?  And what's this "directory"
  thing?  Is it anything like a phone book?
</roleplay>

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