   Anyone using Borland C++ Free Commandline Tools?
  I'm doing something that's probably crazy. I'm using the free command-line compiler from Borland to learn DirectX. I'm pretty much a miser and don't want to spend the $$ on what is currently just a hobby. ;-) I have Borland setup and compiling some basic DirectX code (I've only gotten as far as creating a device and switching to full-screen mode.)My question is, has anyone else gotten beyond this point and had problems? (The one thing I don't want to happen is I get halfway done with my first game, only to find out that I can't use an entire section of DirectX because I'm using the free tools.)[edited by - TreborZehn on February 17, 2004 2:59:29 PM][edited by - TreborZehn on February 17, 2004 3:06:30 PM]
  I would think that if you have gotten as far as device creation and fullscreen mode that you wouldn''t have much problem with other things.  If you are planning on writing a game though, you are going to suffer a huge productivity hit, since you have no IDE.  If you ever need one, I''ve heard pretty good things about Dev-C++ (it''s free, I think).  I''ve never used it, though.    Dustin Franklin   Mircrosoft DirectX MVP ;  Thanks for the tip on Dev-C++. I''ll look into it.For now I''m not sure if I am going to write a game. I''m just kind of testing the waters. If/when I get serious about it, I''ll probably just buy MS VC++. ;  I use BCC32 and have only made a few app''s in windowed mode with DX, no 3D or nothing fancy - works fine so far... 