From: girarde@eglin.af.mil (Ahlsen-Girard, Edward) Subject: configuration opacity for utter beginner 4 Dec 1998 23:59:01 -0800 Message-ID: <8FE38BA7AA36D211A22100A0C9AF533D1E0840.cygnus.gnu-win32@mail4.eglin.af.mil> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain To: "'Cygwin Mailing List'" OK, I'm stumped. I am a non-C programmer wishing to learn C++, and I have tried Cygwin. However, I have not compiled anything successfully, not even hello world. I am certain that I have paths/variables/options improperly set, but I have no clue as to which of them are wrong. I have read a LOT of faqs, and they don't clarify anything in MY (alleged) mind. I get the impression that a greaat deal of knowledge I do not possess is being assumed. I would be overjoyed to learn that I have overlooked something very simple-minded. Is this a fool's errand? Should I be trying to do this as a tyro at all, or should I get a different compiler whose install/configuration doesn't assume I already know what I'm doing? Ed Ahlsen-Girard girarde@eglin.af.mil 46TS OG/OGET Lead Network Engineer 850-882-2350x3240 205 West D Avenue TYBRIN Corporation DSN:872-2350x3240 Suite 628 Bldg 350 Lan Integration FAX: 850-882-5594 Eglin AFB, FL 32542 http://www.tybrin.com http://www.mission-planning.eglin.af.mil/ - For help on using this list (especially unsubscribing), send a message to "gnu-win32-request@cygnus.com" with one line of text: "help".