| From: | Colin Wenzel |
| Date: | 28 Apr 00 at 15:44:07 |
| Subject: | Re: Storm Docs |
On 28-Apr-00, Daithi O'Cuinn wrote:
> Hello Colin
> On 28-Apr-00, Colin Wenzel wrote:
>> Well that takes the cake, I guess you have to be a
>> mind reader to figure out how to use it... (:/
>
> Oh come on, it's hardly rocket science ;) Just load in a few of the
> example projects, you'll soon get the hang of it.
I'll play with it some more & see if I can sort it out....
>> After $100+ dollars worth, I EXPECTED to be at least able
>> to use the damn thing... Silly me...
>
> $100?! I don't know how much that is mind, it just seems high! ;)
The OZ dollar is in the toilet at the moment.....
only 50-something cents to the US$.
>> In the mean time, does anyone know what to do with these GUI
>> thingy-whatsit's, there is a mess of buttons & things everywhere ??
>> There is a "StormCPP" & a "StormLibrarian" visable from WB.
>
> Just start StormCPP and a little tool bar will come up. When you pass
> the mouse over it, it will tell you what each button is for. Pick
> "load project from disk" then load in one of the examples. The dice
> icon Makes the project, the running man runs it, and the little bug
> starts the debugger.
OK, I sort of get the idea... at least something happened.....
>If you've ever used as IDE before this should
> all seem quite straightforward -
Nope - I have never seen one before.
My first impressions are that there are too many damn windows
poping up all over the place,
can't figure out what to do with them all yet..
> you can set breakpoints by checking
> the little boxes beside each source line, look at variables by
> opening the variable window (done via the Windows menu), or see a
> source disassembly.
Hmm, that is the debugger you're talking about I guess...
> To start your own project, just pick "New Project" then "Add files"
> and pick all relevant .c and .h files in the ASL requester.
>
I'll persist a bit more, but a manual would allow me
to "get it" better.
>> Does someone know what the compiler CMD line options are
>> or know where I can find this info.... (besides H&P)
>
> Frankly, I don't think you're supposed to use it with the CLI at all.
> You really are old school, aren't you? ;)
I have been an ASM & 'C' coder on Amiga for 13 years...
I have used Aztec 5 (manx) C, (K&R standard)
all that time since, so I guess that qualifies me as 'old school'....
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