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Installing BCC55 ----------------------------------------------- *Note: This is a DOS Style Command Line compiler Only For Instructions on "How to" use the compiler, see the Readme.txt in the bcc55 folder which will be created in the Borland folder after Step 1. 1. Run freecommandlinetools.exe; choose the drive and folder into which you want to install the free C++Builder 5 command line tool development system. 2. Add "c:BorlandBcc55" to the existing path. If you are unsure of your ability to safely alter your path, find someone competent to do so. a. Start -> Run -> Sysedit (Click OK). b. Start a new line at the end of your path statement in AUTOEXEC.BAT. c. Type "SET PATH=%PATH%;c:BorlandBcc55;%PATH%" without the quotation marks. d. Close the System Configuration Editor and Save the changes. 3. From the bin directory of your installation: a. Use Notepad to create a bcc32.cfg file which will set the compiler options for the Include and Lib paths (-I and -L switches to compiler) by adding these lines: -I"c:BorlandBcc55include" -L"c:BorlandBcc55lib" b. Use Notepad to create an ilink32.cfg file which will set the linker option for the Lib path by adding this line: -L"c:BorlandBcc55lib" For 'How to' questions that are not covered in the Readme.txt, post inquiries to the newsgroup: "borland.public.cpp.commandlinetools". If you need assistance in setting your newsreader to our Borland.com newsgroups, go to the web page "http://www.borland.com/newsgroups" and follow the instructions listed there. ---------------------------------------------------------
Last Modified: 31-MAR-00