Microsoft KB Archive/28971

QuickC Version 1.01 SETUP.DOC File: Naming Directories PSS ID Number: Q28971 Article last modified on 04-27-1988 PSS database name: S_QuickC

1.01

MS-DOS

Summary: The following information is from the QuickC Version 1.01 SETUP.DOC file.

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Naming Directories If you are installing on a hard disk, then once you press N to signal that your responses are correct, SETUP asks you to name the directories where you want to put the files. These include the following directories.


 * 1) The “binary” directory contains executable files for the compiler and utilities and associated files (error message and help files for example).
 * 2) The “library” directory contains C library files, including the combined libraries built by SETUP.
 * 3) The “include” directory contains C include files.
 * 4) The “source” directory contains the documentation files and sample C files. SETUP asks you to name this directory only if you previously requested the source files.

If you are installing on a floppy-based system, SETUP will only ask for the “library” directory. Note that when SETUP suggests a default response for each of the installation directories, it uses the first path defined by the PATH environment variable in your environment. When providing a directory name, do not give any name that contains a hyphen (-) character. Using a name that contains a hyphen will create problems when SETUP builds combined libraries. (The LIB utility interprets the hyphen as an operator rather than as part of a DOS file name.) After you finish naming the destination directories, SETUP creates them if they do not already exist. If you specify an existing directory, SETUP will overwrite any files that have the same names as files that it copies into that directory. Once you have specified all of the directories, SETUP asks if you want to change any of the directory names. Again, press N to proceed with the installation process, or Y to change one or more responses. (Note that if you decide to change the name of a directory that you previously specified, SETUP does not delete that directory.) If you are installing on a hard disk, then after you press N, SETUP copies files from the distribution disks to your hard disk, prompting you to insert each floppy disk as needed. It checks to make sure that you insert the correct disk and displays a message showing where it copies each file. If you are installing on a floppy-based system, then after you press N, SETUP goes directly to creating combined libraries.

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