> > 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*.

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PalmOS Certified Developer
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