Date:	Thu, 29 Jan 1998 19:29:42 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	Ed Avis <epa AT datcon DOT co DOT uk>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: 16-bit free DOS compilers
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On Thu, 29 Jan 1998, Ed Avis wrote:

> I don't know about you all, but IMHO what DJGPP needs is a 16-bit DOS
> compiler that could be "plugged in" instead of GCC.  Of course you
> would still use make, RHIDE, and the other tools that come with DJGPP,
> but you would use a 16-bit standard C library and a 16-bit compiler,
> probably generating COM files.

DJ Delorie did a 16-bit port of GCC and the auxiliary tools:

	http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/16bit/

It would be nice to know why do you need a 16-bit compiler these days, 
though.

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