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- From: Fred Mellender <fredm@rpa.net>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Borland C++ 5.0 Installation Woes
- Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 10:09:13 -0500
- Organization: Rochester Public Access, Inc.
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- dblection@vnet.ibm.com wrote:
- >
- > Hmmmmm.....
- >
- > I just installed BC5.00 and I am not happy with the results:
- >
- > 1. On my notebook the initial panel which allows you to install the
- > various pieces (cpp, installshield, pvcs, etc) came up with a
- > pure gibberish font, totally unreadable. if it weren't for the
- > icons I would not have known what the components were.
- >
- > 2. Everything installs OK, but it does not recognize the format
- > for 4.5 projects. This one may be my fault, but it would sure
- > have been nice if it would have converted the project on the
- > fly.
- >
- > 3. Here's where I got curious. I decided to pay Borland's web site
- > a visit to see if there were any patch files for 5.0 yet... Low
- > and behold a 1.5MB patch file!!! So I look into the readme, you
- > can't believe the number of bugs in this brand new code!!!
- >
- > So I download the patch file and try to run it. IT ABENDS, and
- > says I need a new version of PATCH.EXE. Well I just downloaded
- > this version from their WWW site....!
- >
- > I hope you have better experiences than I did!! This puppy is going
- > back.....
- >
- > David Lection
- > ------------------------------------------
- > If it isn't VRML its not really >reality<
-
- I've been reading the horror stories wrt BC V5, and thought I would
- balance them with my experience. I have a GW2000, 120MHZ Pentium, with
- 16MB RAM. I received BC V5 2 days ago. I did not get the "development
- suite", just the compiler package.
-
- It installed with no problems. I downloaded the patch from Borland
- homepage, and it installed with no problems either (except for missing
- files, which I was told to expect, since I did not get the development
- suite). I installed everything on my hard disc, including the help
- files, except I did not install the examples.
-
- I compiled and ran a few toy programs, compiled some of the examples
- from the the examples directory, and used the App Expert to make some
- skeletal applications. I ran the debugger on these, and executed
- a few outside of the IDE.
-
- While I have not by any means given it an exhaustive shakedown, I
- am so far pleased with the product. The one bug I have found is that
- it seems to be unable to find some of the help files, via the hypertext
- links in other help files. However, all of the links from the IDE,
- via F1, seem to be followed successfully, and the help index seems to
- find everything.
-
- I was sorry to see the OWL tutorial was dropped from the documentation.
-
- The installation documentation is now saying that memory requirements
- are "16MB, 24MB preferred". My performance has been fairly snappy,
- but I've not tried to compile a truly huge program yet.
-
- I note with interest and pleasure Borland's policy of publishing a
- bug list on their home page. Bespeaks an honesty and professionalism
- that is much appreciated.
-
- Regards,
-