Re: [Circle] [NEWBIE] Running Under Win95

From: John C. Dodds (zzan@dbeach.com)
Date: 08/20/96


Alex wrote:
> 
> You wrote:
> > This has totally eluded me....how can I run this under Win95, or
> > does anyone suggest another platform?
> 
> Well circle is designed for UNIX platforms and Win95 is not UNIX
> ... though it is getting closer. Also it will not compile on a
> C++ compiler where you can't switch off C++ competely as the
> circle code uses some C++ keywords (like: class, new, ...)
> 
> For me the best choice is running it under
> 
> LINUX (free) or SunOS or ...
> (though I use NeXTStep but had to port the code)
> 
> compile it with:
> 
> gcc (C/C++ reference compiler - not avail. for Win95 yet) (free)
> 
> and debug it with:
> 
> gdb (free)
> 
> Cat.
> 
circle compiles fine under windows 95 with MSVC++ ver 4.0
you just have to follow the INSTRUCTIONS that come with the
distribution.               ^^^^^^^^^^^^                 
they are in the form of readme files
doesn't anyone look at all the info available before asking for help??

John
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