Upgrading GPC (was: Looking for some random-functions ...)_(re)

Sun, 21 Sep 1997 11:10:44 -0400

>You mean: DJGPP binaries?  Linux runs on the PC, too.
    Compiling the PC binaries as in compiling the source to GPC for the DOS
port.

>What's that - 2.01b?  The last official beta version that came with
>binaries was gpc-970714; after that there were some (inofficial)
>patches.
    For me, the latest executable binaries are 2.01b, the latest sources are
gpc-970714. Meaning that I can't compile the sources under DOS. I have GPC
in the same directory as DJGPP. I'm beyond the patch and diff stuff, I
figured that out, the problem I'm having is that some filenames get mangled.
Does DJGPP's DJTAR support Win '95 LFN? I tried WinZip, which is supposed to
be able to restore long filenames, but there was one particular file (for
example) gcc-2.7.2.1, something like that, which didn't extract to that file
name. I've even resorted to manually renaming the files, but that didn't
work either. Unfortunately I may have to resort to installing Linux in order
to compile the sources. I promise you this is a legit problem I'm having.

>It *is* easier to get a patched source tree from Linux than it is
>...
>from the `p' directory.  After that, compilation should work.
    Ok, I'll try it out as a last resort because I'll have to download Linux
and the DJGPP binaries. I just want to make sure I've exhausted my PC
options first.

See ya!
Orlando Llanes


Orlando Llanes (a010111t@bc.seflin.org)