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From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: NT 4.0, DJGPP, Source Code
Date:	13 Apr 2004 14:50:39 GMT
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Hemen Eghvay <heghvay AT v21 DOT me DOT uk> wrote:
> Hi,
> I'd like to know, if I can use DJGPP in the NT environment. 

You can, but it'll be tricky.  NT 4 supports DOS programs even less
well than Win2000 and XP do.  The most striking shortcoming is that
DOS programs don't get to see long filenames.

> Then, I know DJGPP is for MS-DOS, but what do you recommend to write
> code in for Win32 applications?

Cygwin or MinGW32, depending on the kind of program you're trying to
write.  Note that Cygwin can cross-compile to MinGW32 by the
'-mno-cygwin' switch, so you only really need one toolchain.

> And, can someone kindly tell me what is the source code in
> 'gcc' to communicate with serial com- an external modem-?

There is none, because "gcc" has nothing to do with that.  That's
handled either by the OS (on Win32), the BIOS (simple cases on DOS),
or by specialized seriall communications libraries.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.

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