RE: Problems installing Borland C++ Builder Compiler
- Posted by rforno at tutopia.com May 11, 2001
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Thanks. The problem was that, not being able to download this file from Borland due to still unknown reasons, I got it from Chris Bensler, who had changed its name to borland.exe. ----- Original Message ----- From: Derek Parnell <ddparnell at bigpond.com> Subject: 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> <snip> > > 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> <snip> > >