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Digital Mars C/C++ Compilers

Downloaded Version

The documentation is available online at:

www.digitalmars.com

Much more software (over 300Mb) comes with the CD version, available at:

www.digitalmars/shop.html

Many useful additional utilities are available:

Extended Utility Package

Installing the Downloaded Version

Digital Mars has a different view of installation than most software products. It doesn't need registry entries, environment variable settings, nor does it need to install anything in the \windows\system directory.

Consequently, the compiler can be run without any need for an install. Just run the programs in \dm\bin. This is most convenient for cases where a particular version of the compiler is needed, or to just try it out.

Installing is as simple as going to the root directory of the hard disk and unzipping the downloaded dm???c.zip file:

	unzip dm???c.zip

The compiler is \dm\bin\dmc.exe. Too make it even more convenient, add

	c:\dm\bin

to the PATH environment variable setting (c: is the drive it is installed on). To compile a simple hello.c program:

	\dm\bin\dmc hello

will compile and link to create hello.exe.

Full CD Version

Documentation is provided in HTML format, which means it is easiest to read it in a browser, such as Netscape or Explorer.

To read the documentation, bring up the browser, and type in:

	g:\dm\index.html

where g is the drive letter of the cdrom drive the Digital Mars CD is in.