GDB> I have just installed EMX/GCC 0.9a on my system from the December '95
 GDB> Hobbes CD set.  I'm just starting to get back into coding, so I decided
 GDB> that this was the best way to start...  (I'll look at the other
 GDB> compilers later...)

Note: EMX/GCC 0.9b (with Fix 03) is the latest.  Just thought you may want
to know.  ;-)

 GDB> First question: When I installed EMX/GCC, I opted not to install the
 GDB> GPP or Objective C portions.  Should I have installed them even though
 GDB> I am not going to be using C++ or Objective C in my code?

If you're 'porting' a DOS-BC++ program, you may actually have C++ in there.

 GDB> I've decided for my first task to take a set of code written for BC++
 GDB> and convert it to compile under EMX/GCC.  This is the first task, and

Question: Is this a DOS, OS/2, or Windows program that you're 'converting'?

Perhaps you could post parts that are giving you problems...

 GDB> Once I have it compiling (and running) successfully, the next task is

:-)

 GDB> Question: how do I get GCC to allow re-directing the error output to a

Redirection of GCC's stderr?  "gcc [options] >& file"
works here, but I'm using 4OS2.

 GDB> Question: what is the ffblk struct in BC++?  Is there an equivalent

Used in file finds.  That's a DOS-ism, and is not quite available under
OS/2.  (Well, it kinda is, but you have to start using API functions, I
believe.)

 GDB> Question: What is _setcursortype() function in BC++?  Is there an

Again, this is a DOS-ism.  In OS/2, it's done via API calls.  For this one,
the API calls are given in PRCP.INF which is freely available in many
places.  I'll give you a chance to look locally before looking at FREQ'ing
it or anything.  (I don't happen to know of a place on the internet to get
it from, offhand.  However, anyone with Watcom 10.5 has a copy of it with
their compiler... this INF file is actually free and can be shared.)


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