From: DJ Delorie <dj@redhat.com>
To: jade6@kolumbus.fi
Cc: gcc@gnu.org
Subject: Re: installation
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2001 12:14:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200112062002.fB6K27Z32406@greed.delorie.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <000801c17e8f$f06d42c0$da1e36d4@elisa.omakaista.fi> (jade6@kolumbus.fi)
> Why couldn't people simply do what Sun has done with Java:
This is a volunteer effort. If *you* want something done, the best
way to get it done is to do it yourself. Otherwise, we address
problems that *we* think are important, and since most people don't
have problems installing gcc, it's low in the priority list.
> "Where can I find a normal command-line version of GCC which can be hooked
> up with the Win API / MFC easily?"
>
> That is, no UNIX emulator crap, just standard MS-DOS.
You are asking the impossible. MS-DOS does not have a Windows API.
If you don't even understand the platform you're working on, don't
expect to understand something as complex as development tools either.
> As far as I know, DJGPP can't be used with the Win API very easily,
Well, it is a *dos* compiler, not a *windows* compiler. If you want
to use the Windows API, you should start with a Windows compiler, such
as Cygwin (unix emulator, www.cygwin.com) or MinGW (no emulator,
www.mingw.org).
> and its documentation sucks bad,
I'm insulted, especially since I've got a whole mailbox full of
compliments from people who found DJGPP to be far easier to use than
other (well, non-gcc) compilers, especially the comprehensive
documentation and well laid out web site and FAQ. If you have
*specific* complaints, let us know. Generalities like you give don't
help anyone.
> not to mention that the error messages are mostly useless
Don't expect me to jump to fix them if you don't even say which error
messages you're talking about.
> and it seems kinda unstable anyway.
Huh? Again, I've got a mailbox full of contrary opinions from DJGPP
users. I mean, DJGPP is *so* stable that it takes us years to
accumulate enough bug fixes to warrant a new release. How much more
stability do you need?
> Sorry about the tone, but this thing has been bothering me for a
> long time. Why isn't something being done? It's been 3 decades.
It has not been 3 decades. DJGPP alone is only 12 years old. Please
get your information straight before you start blaming us for your
problems.
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Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-12-06 12:00 installation Jade
2001-12-06 12:14 ` DJ Delorie [this message]
2002-04-26 8:37 installation Vu Khuong
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