Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/12/27/07:50:51
Colin W. Glenn wrote:
>
> I forgot about the second reason, the end target machine is a 286.
Not possible with DJGPP, unless you completely rewrite libc and create a
whole new set of machine description files to recompile gcc. GNU does
not support 16-bit hardware and never will. The 286, while still
capable of running in a 16-bit quasi-DPMI, is not a 32-bit processor and
cannot be used like one.
Of course, it is theoretically possible to make gcc support a 286, but
it would take a LOT of work. I don't know if anyone has managed to
accomplish it.
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