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Last mod: July 24, 1995
FASTLINK, version 3.0P

DJGPP Installation and Use Instructions

This file describes how to retrieve, install, and use the djgpp C compiler for DOS. djgpp is a port of gcc to DOS done by D. J. Delorie. It is freely available via ftp over the Internet. djgpp is the compiler we use to make the executable files for FASTLINK for DOS. Big thanks to Ramana Idury and Roger Kou who first ported FASTLINK to DOS. Thanks to Toby Nygaard for updating this file to reflect changes in djgpp. #SYSDEP = to: 
  SYSDEP = -DDOS
A significant incentive for you to install djgpp and compile FASTLINK for yourselves is that you will get to try the "fast" version of FASTLINK for 2 and 3 point runs. The executables we distribute are for the "slow" version of FASTLINK, which is still measurably faster than LINKAGE.

File Retrieval for setting up the djgpp C compiler.

This is mostly about retrieving the files. ftp is file transfer protocol. It is a program for transferring files from one computer to another via internet. There are several ftp repositories on the internet that have djgpp. One is at Oakland University in Michigan called - oak.oakland.edu

Start at the prompt in the drive you wish to install djgpp in e.g., 

[Drive letter]:\>
You need to make a directory to put the compiler in, such as, 
[Drive letter]:\djgpp (the compiler name is djgpp).
To do this Type "md djgpp" (here and in all cases do not type the "") Retrieving files from the ftp repository. 
       ftp oak.oakland.edu
You should get a login prompt. Although you do not have an account with this computer you can log in as anonymous. (Many computers on the net allow access to the general public this way) type - "anonymous" At the password prompt, type in your full e-mail address. cd SimTel/vendors/djgpp This directory contains a large number of files that take a long time to retrieve all together. bnu252.zip (The GNU assembler, previously in gasXXXbn.zip, is now included in this file) djdev112.zip djdocXXX.zip djeoe112.zip djgpp.faq dj112m1.zip (see note below) dj112m2.zip dj112m3.zip dj112m4.zip gcc263bn.zip mak371bn.zip split.exe unzip386.exe The dj112mX.zip files are updates. When you install the compiler, it will be important to unzip and install (by running the 112mX.bat file in each dj112mX.zip file) each update sequentially.

To retrieve these files use the get command (before using you must set to binary transfer rather then ascii), do this by typing "bin". For each file you want. type 

       "get filename" (ex: get split.exe)
When done type "quit" to exit archive.

As you can see most of the files you retrieve are zip files. You should use the program unzip386.exe which you will have retrieved to unzip them. Different versions of unzip have been unsuccessful at unzipping these files. To unzip files type unzip386 filename.zip (you only need to unzip .zip files) 

   ex:unzip386 djeoe112.zip

Installing djgpp and compiling FASTLINK

To install djgpp, find the file readme.dj. Follow the directions in readme.dj verbatim. You must be extremely careful to type the modifications to your system files exactly as they are shown there, particularly with the exact same spaces or lack of spaces.
  1. Execute the following command before any compilation. 
      setdjgpp [Drive letter]:\djgpp [Drive letter]:/djgpp
    where [Drive letter]:\djgpp is the directory where DJGPP has been installed. If it is installed at a different location change the above command accordingly. This step is needed since DJGPP works and behaves like a Unix compiler. As such the Makefile from the Unix version can be used directly.
  2. Change the working directory to wherever the fastlink source code files are located.
  3. Run 
      make installslow -f makefile
    This will create the files ilink. lodscore, linkmap, and mlink.
  4. At this stage the files are not exactly suitable for execution on a DOS machine. You need to run 
       coff2exe -s [Drive letter]:\djgpp\bin\go32.exe ilink lodscore mlink linkmap
The program does not seem to find go32.exe without stipulating the path even if its path is included in one's autoexec.bat file.

If the compilation cannot find certain library functions it is either because:

  1. You did not modify the system configuration files exactly right or
  2. You did not unzip the djdev file in a subdirectory which is on the path where djgpp can find it.
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