> > i even use 'vi' to edit my files. > > You're a mad man :-)
nah :) i sometimes use ultraedit too.. but, any quick fixes is always a quick and simple 'vi' away, i'd die without vi :) *g* > > the difficulty you have with learning makefiles > > I learnt makefiles years ago, and fortunately haven't had to deal with > them for some time :-) It was going back to them that was painful - it > felt like going back to the 80s. There are nicer ways to do things these > days :-) mm. my makefiles are not that large.. the build process is so simple, i could even type it in by hand every time. you dont need huge convoluted makefiles. :) > > if an IDE is available, i would prefer to find a backdoor to call > > the compiler tools directly so i can tweak the compilation options > > to my liking. > > All the IDE's I use can set all the compiler options. And since I mainly > use Delphi and Pascal (and C# a bit), there is no need for makefiles - > Pascal doesn't need them. heh.. maybe true for win32 and other platforms; but, not always for palm. > > ps: installing cygwin + prc-tools = 10 minute job with latest cygwin > > (if you know what you are doing - thats the big question *g*) > > Yes, it is a big question. It shouldn't be, but it is. Installation > programs have moved on in the last few decades too :-) Why should I need > to learn cygwin before I can do a simple install? well, when i do a cygwin install - i do a complete install. i dont mind grabbing the other tools (wget, bash, et al) because, believe it or not.. i actually do have a need for them time to time! when you do a complete install, it takes around 300mb of drive space, but you get everything.. ssh and telnet from the command line.. *drool*. --- Aaron Ardiri PalmOS Certified Developer [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.mobilewizardry.com/members/aaron_ardiri.php -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
