Installing the Digital Mars Compiler: A Step-by-Step Guide, Exercises of Operating Systems

The process of installing the digital mars compiler dm825c on your computer. Follow the instructions to unzip the archive, copy the files to the desired location, and configure your system environment variables. Finish by testing the installation with a compile command.

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Installing the Digital Mars Compiler
Follow the steps:
1. Unzip the provided archive Digital Mars Compiler DM825C.zip using WinZip or
WinRAR or Windows Explorer.
2. Copy the dm and all of its subfolders to the location where you want to keep your compiler
system, for example, C:\Program Files\dm
3. Close all open DOS prompt windows.
4. Right-click on the My Computer icon, and select Properties
from the context menu (Figure 1).
5. On the System Properties dialog box, select the Advanced
tab (Figure 2).
6. Click on the Environment Variables button (Figure 2).
7. In the User Variables area of the Environment
Variables dialog box, look for the presence of PATH variable
(Figure 3). Most probably you’ll not find it. If so, press the New
Button, otherwise if the PATH variable exists, press the Edit
button.
8. Enter the Variable Name and Variable value required in the New User
Variable dialog box (Figure 4) and press OK. (Enter PATH as Variable Name and
C:\Program Files\dm\bin; C:\Program Files\dm\lib; C:\Program
Files\dm\include as Variable value).
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Installing the Digital Mars Compiler

Follow the steps:

  1. Unzip the provided archive Digital Mars Compiler DM825C.zip using WinZip or WinRAR or Windows Explorer.
  2. Copy the dm and all of its subfolders to the location where you want to keep your compiler system, for example, C:\Program Files\dm
  3. Close all open DOS prompt windows.
  4. Right-click on the My Computer icon, and select Properties from the context menu (Figure 1).
  5. On the System Properties dialog box, select the Advanced tab (Figure 2).
  6. Click on the Environment Variables button (Figure 2).
  7. In the User Variables area of the Environment Variables dialog box, look for the presence of PATH variable (Figure 3). Most probably you’ll not find it. If so, press the New Button, otherwise if the PATH variable exists, press the Edit button.
  8. Enter the Variable Name and Variable value required in the New User Variable dialog box (Figure 4) and press OK. (Enter PATH as Variable Name and C:\Program Files\dm\bin; C:\Program Files\dm\lib; C:\Program Files\dm\include as Variable value).

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  1. Press OK on Environment Variables and System Properties dialog boxes (Figure 3 and 2, respectively).
  2. Start the command prompt, and type compile , press Enter. If you get a screen as shown below, then you are all set for using the Digital Mars compiler.

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