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From: cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Re: Development Package?
Message-ID: <1990Oct23.123532.4081@virtech.uucp>
Date: 23 Oct 90 12:35:32 GMT
References: <274@srchtec.UUCP>
Reply-To: cpcahil@virtech.UUCP (Conor P. Cahill)
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In article <274@srchtec.UUCP> mra@srchtec.uucp (Michael Almond) writes:
>	With the GNU C compiler around, do you really need the Development
>Package.  I don't know off the top of my head if GNU has a debugger as of yet.
>I know their are binary versions of GCC running around on SIMTEL20, among
>other places.

I guess I should add this to the FAQ...

The Development system not only includes the c compiler and a debugger, it
also includes the libraries with which you have to link to.  The FSF does
not yet have a library release and even if they do, I don't know if they will
be including the system calls and system include files for a particular 
implementation.

The only way to do development is to get the development package and then if
you want to, get and use gcc as your compiler.

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