Mail Archives: djgpp/1994/12/07/06:22:57
You say that we can use the same tools for cross development if we go
to ELF, but I don't see how it is different from the current set-up.
Presently, I compile and debug a version on Linux, bring the source
files over to DOS, make changes to the Makefile and to the headers so
that the DOS headers work smoothly. Then I compile and do a little
debugging on DOS. Perhaps I am being dim here, but I do not see that
cross compilation is much of a benefit. I am guessing that I could
put the djgpp headers and libraries on Linux and produce a DOS EXE,
but the fundamental problem is that the program needs to be debugged
on the NATIVE machine.
I have used cross compilers only when I could not compile on the
target machine due to resource limitations. In fact, my Linux machine
is a lesser machine to my DOS machine because my Linux machine CAN be
lesser. I need much more ponies under the hood for DOS/Windows.
Am I missing the point?
If I could run the same EXE on both machines, the I'd be really
gung-ho for this, but I am VERY interested in getting EMACS running
under DOS/Windows. Morten says that he needs some of the changes
comming in v2.0 to make Windows happy.
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Marc Singer
elf AT netcom DOT com
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