From: afn03257 AT freenet3 DOT afn DOT org (Daniel P Hudson) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Dumb Question! Date: 24 Jan 1997 19:07:29 GMT Lines: 40 Message-ID: <5cb19h$c9v@huron.eel.ufl.edu> References: <32E837BC DOT 39DD AT usa DOT net> NNTP-Posting-Host: freenet3.afn.org NNTP-Posting-User: afn03257 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Master of Zoul wrote: >OK.. I don't really have a problem, probally more of a configuration >thing! >The question I have is this: >If a program, or source code was designed for DJGPP, then installing it >into the DJGPP root direc would not mess up any other programs, or >configuration, would it? Yes, it would mess up the configuration. Did you READ the README.1st file by any chance? Hint! Hint! >I unzip them all into the djgpp root direc, and some of my programs, >and configurations are not set correctly... Unless you used the -d option, you have a worthless pile of bytes. Not to mention you need to set the DJGPP environment variable. >Also, is SWORD2 able to run in DJGPP v2? It says it can't run go32, and >when I rename the go32-v2 to go32, it says it can't load the v1 >version? Let's see if we can get you running DJGPP correctly first. Download and READ, not browse, but READ the file called README.1st. Read all of it before attempting ANY part of an INSTALL. While you are there download the faq*b.zip file. When you install DJGPP you should also install it. When you find a problem, try and see if the FAQ answers it. Make sure you use a SimtelNet mirror or delorie.com to get the files as these have the most up-to-data packages where other's may be lagging behind. If you don't know any SimtelNet mirrors, try ftp://oak.oakland.edu. Do note that you should NOT edit the file DJGPP.ENV except for the line that reads DJDIR=, all others are handled when you use unzip -d. Now it is possible to unzip everything into one directory and have it run good, but I don't suggest even trying as it would be mighty confusing. You would have to edit EACH and EVERY line in DJGPP.ENV, to be the single path. Oh joy, Marvin the Marshin is on. Bye, bye...