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(Was Re: [AL] Yet another newbie with install problems.)
Eric Botcazou wrote:
>
> > How about including that link (or just the patch) into either the FAQ or
> > the DJGPP build doc (might save time to programmers)?
>
> The problem is really DJGPP specific and has nothing to do with Allegro, so
> I don't want to include the patch in the FAQ. But a link, preferably to a
> DJGPP document (comp.os.msdos.djgpp from Google's archives) would indeed be
> nice.
The DJGPP archives are a bit... chaotic (specially the search engine). Anyway,
it seems there were a few different patchs for it, but the one from:
http://www.delorie.com/archives/browse.cgi?p=djgpp/2002/06/14/09:26:22
seems to be the newer and easier to follow, but you need the latest update of
djdev203.zip.
> > Also Watcom build doc should be updated, to explain version 11.0c cannot
> > build Allegro programs
>
> Yes. Would you mind submitting a patch for both ?
How about...
--- cvs\allegro\docs\build\watcom.txt Mon Mar 4 08:54:16 2002
+++ allegro\docs\build\watcom.txt Tue Jun 18 22:47:46 2002
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@
hardware drivers: the djgpp and Watcom versions are 100% identical in this
respect.
- This library should work with Watcom C versions 10.6 or 11.0, but I have
- no way to test anything but 10.6, and only minimal interest in
- maintaining this port, so I'm afraid you are pretty much on your own if
- you have problems with any different compiler versions.
+ This library works with Watcom C version 10.6. The last available version
+ (11.0c) can build the different flavours of the library, but because of a
+ (very probably) problem with the linker, it cannot link Allegro programs.
+
+ Check Allegro Mailing List (messages between February 18 to 27, 2002) to
+ get more info about this.
@@ -37,10 +39,10 @@
============ Required software ============
===========================================
- - Watcom C, version 10.6 or 11.0
+ - Watcom C, version 10.6
- djgpp compiler (djdev*.zip, gcc*b.zip, and bnu*b.zip).
- GNU make (mak*b.zip).
- - Optional: sed (sed*b.zip). Used by "make depend".
+ - sed (sed*b.zip). Used to build asm sources and by "make depend".
Except for the Watcom compiler itself, all of the above packages can be
downloaded from your nearest SimTel mirror site, in the
Grammar struct or syntax corrections, welcomed. The "The makefile will try to
guess..." should not be deleted, but might confuse the way it is. Suggestions?
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