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> > > finally brought some insight that djgpp uses a 16-bit stub that will make
> > > any 32bit program _look_ like a 16 bit app for MSDOS.
> >
> > True.
> 
> Very true, and just an insanity for 2008.

Not at all.  DJGPP is a *dos* compiler.  NOT A WINDOWS COMPILER.  NOT
A UNIX COMPILER.  IT'S A DOS COMPILER.  This is key to understanding
why it does the things it does - it's designed to produce programs
that run under DOS.  Not Windows.  Not Unix.  If you want Windows, use
MinGW - it's the same tools as DJGPP, but for Windows.  If you want
Unix, use a native GCC for Unix.  Same tools, different target.  If
you don't want to build DOS programs, DON'T USE DJGPP.  It's the wrong
tool for you.

> I guess so. And that *MUST* happen someday, otherwise DJGPP will - see other
> post - be merely an application for some old-time hardware enthusiasts.

That's exactly what DJGPP is.

> Since it will be simply silly to try hard at all costs to comply with, say,
> MSDOS 6.22 in 2010.

You want MinGW or Linux.