bzip2 and GCC 2.95.2

[Kelley Cook]

>I downloaded a copy of bzip2 and GCC 2.95.2 in bzip2 format and I 
>cannot open either.  When I double click on either icon, a DOS 
>screen flashes on the screen for one second and then off.  Is there 
>something I need to do before I can open bzip2?  How do I decompress 
>GCC 2.95.2?  Do I need to download these again?

>From your description (and the fact that AOL is your ISP) I am going to assume that you are using a Microsoft Windows based computer.

In that case, you have at least two choices for your downloads of GCC and bzip2.

One is the Cygwin environment, which is available at http://www.cygwin.com  This creates a Unix-like command line environment that runs under Win32.

Another option is DJGPP which is available at http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/  This version runs under standard DOS windows.

Both options include GCC 2.95.2 in their default packages.  Cygwin also includes bzip2, while it is an optional download for DJGPP.

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Kelley Cook