Borland C++

**Rob** · 01-17-2002, 04:22 PM

I've decide to take a break from trying to write stuff in Linux (thanks for all the help

)

Now I downloaded the Borland C++ 5.5 compiler from there site, as that's what I use to use at Uni. I then started to install it, see directions.

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"

Noe the first one made perfect sense, but the rest means nothing to me.

Could someone please explain what I have to do in English. If you could put it on muppent level I shouldn't go wrong.

Cheers

Rob

**tomd** · 01-17-2002, 04:37 PM

add PATH=c:\Borland\Bcc55 to your AUTOEXEC.BAT and then in the c:\Borland\Bcc55\Bin directory, make a file called bcc32.cfg and put

-I"c:\Borland\Bcc55\include"
-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"

in it, then make a file called ilink32.cfg and put

-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"

in it, worked for me, if it doesn't for you, e-mail me.

Tom

[ 01-17-2002: Message edited by: Tom ]

**Maveric** · 01-17-2002, 04:41 PM

2a I don't understand.
2b A .cfg file is just a text file. Open Notepad and add the lines they suggested.
2c See 2b

You might want to use Windows Find tool to see if those CFG files are already created.

Ummmm I see I was a few minutes late....

[ 01-17-2002: Message edited by: Maveric ]

**tomd** · 01-17-2002, 05:01 PM

2a
-Double Click My Computer
-Double Click (C

-Right Click Autoexec.bat
-Click Edit
-Add PATH=C:\Borland\Bcc55 somewhere in the file

i just make a batch file to make the cfg files as long as you installed it to C:\Borland\Bcc55\ get it at http://www.mp3car.com/usersites/mp3carlinks/cfg.bat

Tom

[ 01-17-2002: Message edited by: Tom ]

**Rob** · 01-17-2002, 05:27 PM

Got that, rebooted to play safe.

Now I tried compiling a simple dos program "hello.c", does anyone not have a copy of this?)

I moved to the folder which contained "hello.c" and typed "bbc hello.c" and I got "bad command of file name" so I tried various combinations of bcc32, bcc55 etc with no joy.

I then opened "hello.c" textpad and went to tools, add program and added bcc32.exe I then tried to compile "hello.c" by running bcc32.exe through text pad, and I got the following message.

Borland C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 Copyright (c) 1993, 2000 Borland
C:\My Documents\CLAB\hello.c:
Error E2133: Unable to execute command 'ilink32.exe'

Tool completed with exit code 1

Any idea what's going on? I've a feeling I might have messed up the CFG files, would it be possible for someone to send be a copy of theirs?

Thanks for all the help so far.

Rob

**tomd** · 01-17-2002, 05:55 PM

ok, i made a C++ prog to make the cfg files and append the path in the autoexec. get it at http://www.mp3car.com/usersites/mp3carlinks/tom.zip
source is at http://www.mp3car.com/usersites/mp3carlinks/tom.cpp
and i put just the cfg files in a zip http://www.mp3car.com/usersites/mp3carlinks/cfg.zip

Tom

I don't really know if anyone wants all this but i was bored :P

[ 01-17-2002: Message edited by: Tom ]