Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/05/29/10:19:09
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> 3.5 MS-Windows applications and DJGPP
> **Q*: Can I write MS-Windows applications with DJGPP?* *A* : Currently,
> you can only run DJGPP programs under Windows as DOS apps (i.e. inside DOS
> Box). If you need to write true Windows apps, try using the RSX extender
> with EMX port of GCC ...
Where to get this `EMX port of GCC'?
> and RSXWDK kit for Windows. You can get RSX by anonymous ftp, e.g.
> ftp://ftp.uni-bielefeld.de/pub/systems/msdos/misc/ ...
Not now. It has anonymous FTP, but its directory tree is now completely
different and I can't find RSX on it.
> ... you must download and unzip the RSXWDK2 source archive, not only the
> binaries (otherwise you'll get General Protection Faults when you try to run
> DJGPP programs). ...
Does this mean that you can use RSX to win Windows applications on programs
compiled with djgpp? Or what compiler must I use with RSX?
> [Or] try looking for RSXWDK on Cica mirrors, e.g.
> ftp://ftp.cica.indiana.edu/pub/pc/win3/programr/rsxwdk2s.zip.
It is not there now. It has been moved to ftp.winsite.com
> You will also need a resource compiler, e.g.
> ftp://ftp.aiai.ed.ac.uk/pub/packages/tex2rtf/rtfutils/hcp505.zip.
Where is information how to use a `resource compiler' as part of compiling the
Windows application?
> Another way to develop Windows applications is to use the Cygnus GCC/GPP
> port, at this URL: http://www.cygnus.com
This led me only to a tangle of WWW information pages and I found nothing
about getting the program source or binary.
> A better (but harder) way would be to volunteer to add Windows support to
> DJGPP.
I have tried to explore that but by myself I have got nowhere. Is anyone else
trying it? Perhaps if I got in touch with him I could help him.
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