From:	"Damian Yerrick" <NOSP AT Musenet@pineight.8m.com>
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"sl" <junk AT bbs DOT darktech DOT org> wrote:
>
> I was wondering if anyone could explain to me what a file stub is ..
> I've been seeing this word used in the context of DJGPP and other problems
> quite frequently..

DOS can only load its "MZ" format executables; DJGPP
stores its executables as an MZ EXE (the "stub") containing
a loader, followed by a COFF image containing the program
proper.


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