From: kunst AT prl DOT philips DOT nl
Subject: Re: EMM386 with GCC ?
To: mjr AT hplft21 DOT cam DOT uni-sb DOT de (michael j. raber)
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 92 11:47:12 MET
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Mailer: Elm [revision: 70.30]

> 
> I also have a problem with my CONFIG.SYS. I can't install
> EMM386.EXE. When starting GCC with EMM386 I got a message
> like:
>      CPU must running in REAL-mode...
> When I remove EMM386 from my CONFIG.SYS, gcc works without
> any problem.
> 

This is probably THE most frequently asked question around.
It is noted in several readme files in djgpp that GO32 runs:

  - using extended memory (EMM386 absent)
  - using VCPI (EMM386 (or other) present)

For the VCPI usage, EMM386 must be configured to include EMS support.
You probably have the 'NOEMS' switch selected in the 'CONFIG.SYS' file.
Use the 'RAM' switch instead, and all should work as expected.

Pieter Kunst (kunst AT prl DOT philips DOT nl)

'Only a fool can answer to every question' - Voltaire