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Borland 5.5 Command Line Compiler
Downloading the Compiler
Click here to download bcc32 from a Seneca server.
Installing the Compiler on the Local Computer
- Close IE and any other running applications you may be using
- Close all open windows and return to the Desktop.
Locate the file you just downloaded and double click on it. This
starts the compiler install application. Click Next

- Follow the instructions on the screen and accept all
default settings

- The Windows Installer will unpack the files and install
them in a directory called C:\Borland\BCC55
- When finished installing the product. Register its use
at the address shown in the above screen shot.
Setting Up the Compiler
Before we can use the Borland compiler we must make three
changes to our system. First, we must change the Path environment variable
so that the operating system knows where to look for commands that you
type at the command line. Second, we must create a configuration file called
bcc32.cfg which sets the compiler options to the include and lib paths.
Third, we must create another configuration file called ilink32.cfg
which will set the linker option for the lib path.
Setting the System Path
Make sure you are using Windows as an administrator.
- Open control panel and double
click on the System icon
- The System Properties dialog box opens. Click on the
Advanced Sheet.
- Click on Environment Variables (Work slowly and very
carefully)

- Click on the Path System variable.
Click on Edit. Press the right arrow key to move your cursor
to the end of the existing variable value, and type
;c:\Borland\Bcc55\bin in the text box as shown (make sure
you add this text - don't replace the existing variable
value!):

- Click OK to close the Edit System Variable dialog
box
- Click OK to close the Advanced Sheet
- Click OK to the System Properties dialog box
Setting Compiler Options
- Open Notepad and type the
following exactly as shown. Check your typing.

- Save the file in the
Borland\bcc55\bin folder and name it bcc32.cfg. Make
sure the "Save as type" drop-down box is set to "All Files".

- Click Save
- Use the following keyboard short cut to create a new
file - CTRL + N. Type exactly as shown. Check your
typing.

- Click on File Save as... Save the file in the same
directory as above. Name the file ilink32.cfg. Make sure the
"Save as type" box is set to "All Files".

- Click Save
- Close all windows and restart Windows (Start > Shut down > Restart).
The compiler is now ready for use.
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