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This is djgpp's README.1ST, which you should have read before any other.
Please read this COMPLETELY before going any further.

WARNING: This software comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTEE.  I can't even
guarantee that this software won't wipe out your entire hard drive (it's
happened to a few people before, but we've fixed it).  USE AT YOUR OWN
RISK! It's always a good idea to make regular backups of your hard
drives anyway.

If you are installing djgpp off floppies, you should run the install
program on disk 1.  This program will prompt you for all the information
it needs to properly install djgpp on your system.

If you are using PKUNZIP to extract your files, don't forget the -d or
you'll get them all in the same directory! All djgpp modules are
designed to be unzipped from the same directory, so that they install
themselves properly.  You should also use the -o switch, since some
files are included in multiple modules.

You will need either PKUNZIP version 2 or higher, or InfoZip's unzip
version 5.0 or higher.  A complementary copy of InfoZip's unzip is
provided as UNZIP386.EXE in case you don't have either.  This file
uses a merged copy of go32.exe, so you should re-stub it once you have
go32 installed to save disk space.  For information on getting
Info-Zip's zip and unzip programs, see the info blurb at the end of
this file.

You should be able to find documentation in various subdirectories of
the docs directory in the djgpp distribution.  The files README and FAQ
are in the djdocXXX.zip module.  If you install txiXXXbn.zip, you can
run "info" to read this documentation.

The modules you'll want to start with are (replace XXX with an
appropriate version number):

 djdocXXX.zip  The base documentation
 djeoeXXX.zip  Execution-only environment - extender binary, emu387,
               some utils, README and FAQ
 djdevXXX.zip  Basic development libraries and utilities
 gccXXXbn.zip  GCC binaries, including C front end (no C++ or ObjC)
 bnuXXXbn.zip  Binary utilities - required for all compiles

 djXXXmX.zip   Maintainance releases - install LAST and IN ORDER.

Don't forget to use the "-o" switch on unzip, as some files are
replicated throughout all the modules.  The command should look like
this example:

    unzip386 -o a:djeoe112.zip

The EOE module is for people who only need the extender (go32) to run
some other 32-bit program that didn't come with one.  The remainder
of these modules listed above are required to compile C programs.

For more information on installing and setting up djgpp, refer to the
file docs/djgpp/readme.doc after you install

Additional modules include:

 djemuXXX.zip  80387 emulator sources
 djlgrXXX.zip  Basic 256-color SVGA library (grx is better)
 djsrcXXX.zip  Sources to extender and utilities
 djlsrXXX.zip  Sources to all the libraries
 djtstXXX.zip  Test programs to test djgpp

 makXXXbn.zip  GNU Make
 gppXXX.zip    C++ front end
 lgpXXXbn.zip  C++ headers and libraries
 objcXXX.zip   Objective-C front end, headers, and libraries
 bsnXXXbn.zip  Bison (yacc-like parser)
 flxXXXbn.zip  Flex (lex-like parser)
 txiXXXbn.zip  On-line info reader INFO.EXE and info compiler
 gzpXXXbn.zip  GZip compressor

GNU programs are normally distributed as three files:

 *bn.zip       Binaries for various GNU programs
 *dc.zip       Documentation for various GNU programs
 *sr.zip       Sources for various GNU programs (may be split
               into *s1.zip...*sN.zip)

djgpp is a complete 32-bit C and C++ development environment for DOS.
This product is intended for users who have experience using Unix, not
DOS users who expect djgpp to act like any other DOS compiler.  This is
NOT the software you want if you want to learn programming.

Supported: 80386, 80387, 80486, XMS, himem.sys, VCPI, QEMM, 386MAX,
DesqView, Windows, OS/2, interrupts.

Unsupported: XTs, 80286, multitasking, signals.

Features: 80387 emulator, 32-bit unix-ish environment, flat memory
model, debugger, SVGA graphics.

    ====================  Reporting bugs  ====================

ALL changes to the source code should be submitted in "diff -c2" format.
If you just send replacement files, I'll reject them, since I don't know
which parts you've changed and my sources keep changing anyway.  Diffs
will also be rejected for use of bcc features in go32 sources (like //
comments), or more than one feature or bugfix per diff.  Please use the
same programming style as the existing style when making changes to my
sources.

Note that new features are not bugs.  If you would like to work on
adding features to djgpp, please send me e-mail at [e-mail]
beforehand, in case it's being worked on already and to coordinate it's
integration.  If you want to request a new feature but not work on it,
send to the mailing list.

If the problem is in one of the FSF utilities, please don't expect me to
fix it.  Problems with FSF code should be reported to the FSF; I only
compile the code and distribute it.  My best suggestion is to post to
the appropriate newsgroup or mailing list, but if you can't find one,
ask [e-mail].

If the problem is in anything else, and you have e-mail access, I strongly
recommend joining the djgpp mailing list.  To do so, send mail to
[e-mail]:

    $ mail [e-mail]
    Subject:
    help
    add <e-mail address> djgpp
    ^D

Any mail sent to [e-mail] will get automatically
forwarded to all the subscribers on the list, and someone may have an
answer to your query.  Note that I (DJ) am of course a subscriber, so I
will get it also.

If all else fails, you may contact me directly at [e-mail]
(preferred) or at home:

    DJ Delorie
    24 Kirsten Ave
    Rochester, NH 03867-2954
    USA

If you write, please include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.  The
FSF (see README for address) sells djgpp on floppies, as do I.  If you
would like a complete set of djgpp floppies from me, send a check or
money order (made out to DJ Delorie) in the amount of US$100 to the
address above.  Please specify 1.4M or 1.2M floppies, and allow a few
weeks for processing and shipping.  You will automatically be registered
for update notices and reduced prices on future versions.  To be added
to the mailing list for new version notices ONLY, please send US$5 to
the address above.

All phone calls will be returned collect.  Please leave a night/weekend
phone number.

    ====================  Redistribution  ====================

The utilities built from FSF code may NOT be made available through any
means not prepared to also distribute the source for those utilities.
This isn't just a good idea, it's the LAW.  Read the file "copying" for
more details on FSF copyright terms.  Since djgpp includes such
binaries, it requires the same terms.

Programs that link in FSF code must comply with the GNU Library Public
License, or the GNU General Public License.  All FSF objects are in
libgpl.a and libgpp.a

I strongly recommend prepending stub.exe (use coff2exe) for any programs
you intend to distribute.  This aids upgrading go32, since stub.exe
doesn't need to change, and coff2exe produces a faster executable due to
disk alignment optimizations.

===== Info-Zip =====

(extract from Info-Zip's "where" file used with permission)

ftp sites for the US-exportable sources and executables:

   NOTE:  Look for the file names given above in the following directories.
   Some sites like to use slightly different names, such as zip-2.0.1.tar.gz
   instead of zip201.tar.Z.  In the case of some comp.sources.misc archive
   sites, directories may be used (zip201/part01.Z, ..., zip201/part11.Z,
   zip201/patch01.Z, etc.).

   ftp.uu.net:/pub/archiving/zip        [THIS MIRRORS THE INFO-ZIP HOME SITE]

   oak.oakland.edu:/pub/msdos/{zip,windows3}       [AND OTHER SIMTEL MIRRORS]
   oak.oakland.edu:/pub/misc/{unix,vaxvms}
   garbo.uwasa.fi:/{unix,pc}/arcers                 [AND OTHER GARBO MIRRORS]
   ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/pub/os2/{2_x,all}/archiver
   ftp-os2.nmsu.edu:/os2/{2_x,all}/archiver
   ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de:/pub/comp/os/os2/archiver
   sumex-aim.stanford.edu:/info-mac/util
   ftp.wustl.edu:/pub/aminet/util/arc              [AND OTHER AMINET MIRRORS]
   atari.archive.umich.edu:/pub/Archivers (?)       [AND OTHER UMICH MIRRORS]
   lpuds.oea.ihep.su:/ ... ?

Bulletin boards (commercial and otherwise):

   Sources, MS-DOS executables:
      CompuServe IBMPRO forum, Library 10, Data Compression (unz512.zip,
         sources; unz512.exe, self-extracting executables and docs)
      CompuServe (ZiffNet) PBSUTIL forum and Public Brand Software BBS
         [US, membership required; V.32 line, [phone]]
         (unz512.zip, sources; unz512.exe, self-extracting exes and docs)
      FidoNet node 1:124/2113, Lunatic Fringe [Richardson, Texas; BBS
         [phone]; sysop [e-mail]; complete mirror
         of Info-ZIP home site]
      FidoNet node 1:246/74, Metal Shoppe BBS [Windsor, Ontario; CLink
         node 911:6510/0; BBS [phone]; sysop [e-mail]
         (Ray Akey); micro-based files but no Unix/VMS/NT stuff]
      Drealm Conference System [London, UK; V.22bis, subscriber lines
         to V.32bis, etc.; ([phone]]
      Compulink Information eXchange (CIX) [UK ... details?]