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C++BUILDER COMMAND LINE TOOLS
RELEASE NOTES
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This file contains important supplementary and
late-breaking information that may not appear
in the main product documentation. We recommend
that you read this file in its entirety.
CONTENTS
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-- PRODUCT NOTES AND ISSUES
-- ONLINE HELP
-- PRODUCT INFORMATION ON THE WEB
PRODUCT NOTES AND ISSUES
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Installing and running the Command Line Tools
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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. From the bin directory of your installation:
a. Add "c:\Borland\Bcc55"
to the existing path
b. 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:\Borland\Bcc55\include"
-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
c. Create an ilink32.cfg file which will set
the linker option for the Lib path by
adding this line:
-L"c:\Borland\Bcc55\lib"
Other product notes
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"PSDK" (\lib\PSDK) is an acronym for the
Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit.
ONLINE HELP
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The online Help file included with this product
--BCB5TOOL.HLP--describes the core functionality
and options available in this edition of the
product. To enhance your Help system you can add
any number of files from the Borland C++Builder 5
online Help set, including the core C++Builder
Help file (BCB5.HLP), Standard C++ Library Help
(BCB5SCL.HLP), C++Builder Language Guide Help
(BCB5LANG.HLP), the C Runtime Library Reference
(BCB5RTL.HLP), and the Errors Messages and
Warnings listing (BCB5ERRS.HLP). All of these
files are available for free download from the
Borland C++Builder documentation site at
http:\\www.borland.com\techpubs\bcppbuilder.
PRODUCT INFORMATION ON THE WEB
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In addition to numerous private sites that
offer C++Builder information, instruction, and
samples, the following C++Builder/Inprise
Web-based resources provide a continuous stream
of news, product information, updates, code,
and other materials.
Borland Community site and CodeCentral
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The Borland community is a place created by
programmers, for programmers, to celebrate the
joy and challenge and exhilaration of
programming. We invite you to come hang out at
http://community.borland.com.
The CodeCentral Repository is a free,
searchable database of code, tips, and other
materials of interest to developers. For details
and registration information, visit
http://community.borland.com/codecentral
The Borland/Inprise Web site
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Borland/Inprise home page:
http://www.borland.com or
http://www.inprise.com
[IDE: Help|Borland Home Page]
C++Builder home page:
http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/
[IDE: Help|C++Builder Home Page]
C++Builder developer support:
http://www.borland.com/devsupport/bcppbuilder/
[IDE: Help|C++Builder Developer Support]
C++Builder updates and other downloads:
http://www.borland.com/devsupport/
bcppbuilder/downloads/
C++Builder documentation site:
http://www.borland.com/techpubs/bcppbuilder
Information for C++ developers:
http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/cpp/
Information for Visual Basic developers:
http://www.borland.com/bcppbuilder/vb/
Newsgroups:
http://www.borland.com/newsgroups/
Electronic newsletter subscriptions:
http://www.inprise.com/feedback/listserv.html
International list server:
http://www.inprise.com/feedback/intlist.html
Worldwide offices and distributors:
http://www.borland.com/bww/
Inprise FTP site (anonymous access):
ftp.borland.com
TechFax
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Technical documents are available via fax at:
1-800-822-4269 (North America)
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All rights reserved.
