Guide to Documentation Files
The Euphoria documentation is spread over several plain text files in the
euphoria\doc directory. For each
.doc file in the euphoria\doc
directory, there is a corresponding .htm file in the
euphoria\html directory. You can also
type guru to quickly search for relevant
information from all directories under
\euphoria.
Everyone should start with
euphoria\readme.doc
(euphoria\readme.htm).
If you are having trouble installing Euphoria read:
Read the following files first, if you want to learn to program in
Euphoria:
| refman.doc |
- |
The manual for the Euphoria core language |
| library.doc |
- |
Documentation for all of the Euphoria library routines |
| what2do.doc |
- |
Some things you can do to get started with Euphoria |
| platform.doc |
- |
A discussion of the differences between the four
platforms
that Euphoria runs on, i.e.
DOS32
(ex.exe)
vs.
WIN32
(exw.exe)
vs.
Linux
(exu)
vs.
FreeBSD
(exu). Also included is a discussion
of how to interface Euphoria programs with C libraries. |
The rest of the files can be read any time, as needed:
| database.doc |
- |
The Euphoria Database System (EDS) |
| e2c.doc |
- |
The Euphoria To C Translator |
| tasking.doc |
- |
Multitasking in Euphoria |
| ed.doc |
- |
Documentation for the standard Euphoria editor,
ed |
| trouble.doc |
- |
A list of the most common problems and their solutions |
| bind.doc |
- |
Describes bind.bat and
shroud.bat options for
binding and
shrouding |
| perform.doc |
- |
Performance tips |
| relnotes.doc |
- |
A description of what's new in the current release and
a summary of previous releases of Euphoria |
| cgi.doc |
- |
Web-based Programming using CGI and Euphoria |
| c.doc |
- |
Propaganda aimed at C/C++ programmers |
Most subdirectories under \euphoria have
a .doc file that describes the files in that subdirectory.
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