Mail Archives: djgpp/1997/08/13/02:51:49
On 13 Aug 97 at 3:42, Lovecraft wrote:
> Because of the assumption that I didn't read the FAQ when a gentle
> pointer to where it might be is much more helpful.
>
> I'm not asking for people to keep answering questions that are
> addressed elsewhere, just point us in the right direction without
Hey, what do you think many of the replies say? Many I see say
something like `check section x.y of the FAQ which you can get from
the same place you got djgpp'. Now, you can't ask for better help
than that. I certainly don't, not that I normally need it anymore,
but I still occastionally refer to it. Heck, most of the questions I
ever had were answered before I asked them.
Anyway, you (and every other newbie on this list) should consider
your self extremly lucky: when I started with djgpp there was no faq,
all I had was the most basic required binaries for c/c++ (plus a few
libs) and NO INTERNET CONNECTION. You complain about getting a few
grumbles for appearently not reading the supplied docs, but at least
you can ask and get an answer; I couldn't even ask. I was completely
on my own with only 3 or 4 small documents to read (readme,
internals, some sort of functions listing by A. Appleyard (sp?), and
something covering how to invoke gcc.
Sorry if I came on too strong, but please, everyone, stop moaning.
If the docs don't tell you what you need to know, say so, politely,
but READ THEM FIRST because just about every question asked on this
list these days is answered (and easy to find) by the supplied docs
(readme.1st and the faq). I just wish such resources were available
when I started.
BTW I think the oracle is an *EXELENT* idea, and as someone mentioned
before, it could even be excelent for the rest of the GNU community.
Bill
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Leave others their otherness.
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