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Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 1998 00:37:23 +0100
From:	Robert Hoehne <robert DOT hoehne AT gmx DOT net>
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To:	George Foot <mert0407 AT sable DOT ox DOT ac DOT uk>
CC:	DJGPP Mailing list <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	Re: RHIDE linker problems - HELP!
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George Foot wrote :
> 
> Would this have to go into the gcc sources as maintained by the FSF?
> If so, do they mind having DOS-specific features added?  I get the

They have already some DOS-specific "features" like sometimes checking
for drive names :-)

> impression that the FSF in general don't take DOS at all seriously...

You can't say this in general. But if nobody is sending patches there
what should the maintainer apply, since they are running gcc on unix?

At least I have sent already some patches and after after some changes
or discussions they were applied in most cases.

I think the main problem for your impression is, that you

1) have never (or seldom) sent a patch

2) don't know how hard it is to maintain a large package. I'm
maintaining
   RHIDE, which is not the smallest program, but I can imagine only in
my
   dreams how hard it would be with gcc which should run on nearly any
   platform which is currently available in the unix and DOS world
existent.

Robert
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