1. Problems installing Borland C++ Builder Compiler
- Posted by rforno at tutopia.com
May 11, 2001
Following this, you will find the text in README.TXT for the compiler.
The file freecommandlinetools.exe is not found anywhere. Moreover, the
reference to "the bin directory of your installation" is by no means clear,
and the creation of files bcc32.cfg and ilink32.cfg does not specify where
to do that. Can somebody provide help on this?
This file contains important supplementary and
late-breaking information that may not appear
in the main product documentation. We recommend
that you read this file in its entirety.
CONTENTS
-- PRODUCT NOTES AND ISSUES
-- ONLINE HELP
-- PRODUCT INFORMATION ON THE WEB
PRODUCT NOTES AND ISSUES
Installing and running the Command Line Tools
1. Run freecommandlinetools.exe; choose the
drive and folder into which you want to
install the free C++Builder 5 command line
tool development system.
2. From the bin directory of your installation:
a. Add "c:\Borland\Bcc55"
to the existing path
b. Create a bcc32.cfg file which will set
the compiler options for the Include
and Lib paths (-I and -L switches to
compiler) by adding these lines:
-I"c:\Borland\Bcc55\include"
-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
c. Create an ilink32.cfg file which will set
the linker option for the Lib path by
adding this line:
-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
Other product notes
"PSDK" (\lib\PSDK) is an acronym for the
Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit.
ONLINE HELP
Help file (BCB5.HLP), Standard C++ Library Help
(BCB5SCL.HLP), C++Builder Language Guide Help
(BCB5LANG.HLP), the C Runtime Library Reference
(BCB5RTL.HLP), and the Errors Messages and
Warnings listing (BCB5ERRS.HLP). All of these
files are available for free download from the
Borland C++Builder documentation site at
http:\\www.borland.com\techpubs\bcppbuilder.
PRODUCT INFORMATION ON THE WEB
Borland Community site and CodeCentral
http://community.borland.com.
The CodeCentral Repository is a free,
searchable database of code, tips, and other
materials of interest to developers. For details
and registration information, visit
http://community.borland.com/codecentral
The Borland/Inprise Web site
C++Builder home page:
http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/
[IDE: Help|C++Builder Home Page]
C++Builder developer support:
http://www.borland.com/devsupport/bcppbuilder/
[IDE: Help|C++Builder Developer Support]
C++Builder updates and other downloads:
http://www.borland.com/devsupport/
bcppbuilder/downloads/
C++Builder documentation site:
http://www.borland.com/techpubs/bcppbuilder
Information for C++ developers:
http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/cpp/
Information for Visual Basic developers:
http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/vb/
Newsgroups:
http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/
Electronic newsletter subscriptions:
http://www.inprise.com/feedback/listserv.html
International list server:
http://www.inprise.com/feedback/intlist.html
Worldwide offices and distributors:
http://www.borland.com/bww/
Inprise FTP site (anonymous access):
ftp.borland.com
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2. Re: Problems installing Borland C++ Builder Compiler
You need to download the freecommandlinetools.exe from the Borland web site.
Its 8748Kb in size.
http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/
That is the installation program.
Assuming you install the compiler in...
c:\borland\bcc55
then create the two CFG files in this directory,
then add to the DOS path (in the c:\autoexec.bat file)
c:\borland\bcc55\bin
In my case, I installed to my F: drive and here is my PATH statement...
Here is where I put the CFG files ...
F:\Borland\bcc55>dir *.cfg
Volume in drive F has no label
Volume Serial Number is 1EE2-2152
Directory of F:\Borland\bcc55
BCC32 CFG 56 08/12/00 12:07 bcc32.cfg
ILINK32 CFG 26 08/12/00 12:07 ilink32.cfg
2 file(s) 82 bytes
0 dir(s) 1,677,041,664 bytes free
Here is the contents of my bcc32.cfg file...
-I"f:\Borland\bcc55\include"
-L"f:\Borland\bcc55\lib"
Here is the contents of my ilink32.cfg file...
-L"f:\Borland\bcc55\lib"
------
Derek Parnell
Melbourne, Australia
"To finish a job quickly, go slower."
----- Original Message -----
From: <rforno at tutopia.com>
To: "EUforum" <EUforum at topica.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 12, 2001 1:46 AM
Subject: Problems installing Borland C++ Builder Compiler
>
>
> Following this, you will find the text in README.TXT for the compiler.
> The file freecommandlinetools.exe is not found anywhere. Moreover, the
> reference to "the bin directory of your installation" is by no means
clear,
> and the creation of files bcc32.cfg and ilink32.cfg does not specify where
> to do that. Can somebody provide help on this?
>
> This file contains important supplementary and
> late-breaking information that may not appear
> in the main product documentation. We recommend
> that you read this file in its entirety.
>
>
> CONTENTS
>
> -- PRODUCT NOTES AND ISSUES
>
> -- ONLINE HELP
>
> -- PRODUCT INFORMATION ON THE WEB
>
>
> PRODUCT NOTES AND ISSUES
>
> Installing and running the Command Line Tools
>
> 1. Run freecommandlinetools.exe; choose the
> drive and folder into which you want to
> install the free C++Builder 5 command line
> tool development system.
>
> 2. From the bin directory of your installation:
> a. Add "c:\Borland\Bcc55"
> to the existing path
> b. Create a bcc32.cfg file which will set
> the compiler options for the Include
> and Lib paths (-I and -L switches to
> compiler) by adding these lines:
> -I"c:\Borland\Bcc55\include"
> -L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
> c. Create an ilink32.cfg file which will set
> the linker option for the Lib path by
> adding this line:
> -L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
>
> Other product notes
>
> "PSDK" (\lib\PSDK) is an acronym for the
> Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit.
>
>
> ONLINE HELP
> Help file (BCB5.HLP), Standard C++ Library Help
> (BCB5SCL.HLP), C++Builder Language Guide Help
<snip>
>
>
