Re: Troubles compiling W95 application

[Earnie Boyd <earnie_boyd at yahoo dot com>]

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---Laurent Savaete <lsavaete@club-internet.fr> wrote:
>
> Hello !
> I have just downloaded the Cygwin32 b19 archive (CDK.exe) very happy
to
> find a *FREE* C++ compiler for W95. I found the address in the news
> group "comp.lang.C++".
> But I have a HUGE PROBLEM : I typed in a script for Visual C++ 4.0,
> another for Borland C++ 4.5 and tried to compile them first with
GCC.EXE
> provided in the archive then using a Win95 interface called DFE95 that
> calls Gcc.exe !
> But no way ! They just sent me back a dozen error messages :-(
> What shall I do ? HELP !!!! I think I should tell you I am just
> beginning with C++.
> But those programs are right typed . It seems to me that some
libraries
> or definitions are missing.
> To help you answer I attach the scripts (in txt files) I tried.
>     -the one called AppSpy should write on a file the programs that
are
> launched in W95
>     -the other called screen is a screen capture app to copy any
part of
> the screen to the Clipboard.
> I hope this will help.
> Here is the part of my autoexec.bat file that sets the environment
> variables.
> SET MAKE_MODE=unix
> SET CYGFS=C:/Office/prog/cygnus/b19
> SET GCC_EXEC_PREFIX=C:\OFFICE\PROG\CYGNUS\B19\H-I386~1\lib\gcc-lib\
> SET TCL_LIBRARY=%CYGROOT%\share\tcl8.0\
> SET GDBTK_LIBRARY=%CYGFS%/share/gdbtcl
> SET PATH=C:\OFFICE\PROG\CYGNUS\B19\H-I386~1\bin;%PATH%
> I have also created a \tmp directory and read all the faq.
> 
> I am really disappointed that it doesn't work because I will be
obliged
> to buy a commercial version if you do not answer this.(and commercial
> software costs a bit more than in the USA in France :-(
> 
> Hoping to hear from you soon
>     Best regards
>             Laurent Savaete
> 
> 

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