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Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 10:41:07
From: Jethro DOT Wright AT mail-e2a-service DOT gnn DOT com, III <Jetman AT gnn DOT com>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Fwd: Windows


>Does anyone know how to compile windows programs?
>
>I have read in the FAQ the following:
>
>If you need to write true Windows apps, try using the RSX extender
>with EMX port of GCC and RSXWDK kit  for Windows.
>
>I assume this means that I need:
>
>*RSX Extender
>*The EMX port of GCC
>*The RSXWDK
>
>Right?

	You can use DJGPP 1.12 along w/ RSXWDK according to the
readme file in the RSXWDK archive.  I have not verified the
operation of RSXWDK yet w/ DJGPP, altho I hope to do so this
week or next week....

>
>Next.. The FAQ says to get this from ftp.uni-bielefeld.de.
>
>I went to that site.  I looked around and there are about 9 megs of
>files there and the site is extemely slow when connecting from the
>US.
>

	Try:

ftp.infomagic.com/pub/mirrors/.mirror4/CTAN/systems/msdos/dpmigcc 

	I know this works, bec I just checked it out again and
found a patch for RSXWDK2 from Rainer dated Jan 96.  It's
pretty accessible and has all of Rainer's x86 extenders for
EMX and DJGPP.

>Do I need all of those files?
>
>What files do I need?
>

	Assuming you have a working DJGPP compiler setup, you'll
also need a MSOFT Windows SDK, bec there are many components
and docs needed for bilding WinApps, which are only available
via a real Win16 SDK.  Oh yes, you'll also need RSXWDK2.

	Finally, you need to have *working* Win16 apps to port.
This is something Rainer doesn't discuss altho crucial to use
of his works.  There is *no* debugging support for RSXWDK-extended
apps, so it's necessary to develop and debug a particular app
via the usual tools (MSOFT VizC, Borland C++, Symantec, Watcom,
et al.), then use RSXWDK to facilitate *porting* the operational
executable into the 32-bit world.

	If you want to use GNU G++ for ground-up Windows app
development, you'll have to look at the Win32 port being done
by Cygnus:  ftp.cygnus.com/pub/sac

	The port isn't complete yet and I haven't personally 
taken a snapshot of where they are w/ it, but the readme files
I inspected indicated they're *very* close= to finishing it.



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