Date:	Wed, 26 Sep 2001 19:59:30 +0200
From:	"Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	"W Gwinn" <lithiemgod AT hotmail DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: DJGPP on win2k & XP
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> From: "W Gwinn" <lithiemgod AT hotmail DOT com>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 14:00:47 GMT
> 
> I am aware of the long running issues between DJGPP and 2k + XP; and i am
> aware of the fixes posted to the web a while back; i was wondering though,
> if there were any firm estimates as to how long a fully stable version of
> the main tools would be released - those patches had the full warnings of
> being unstable and not suited for production line code; besides looking a
> little rough to install

If you must use Windows 2000, the recompiled tools are more stable
than the stock DJGPP tools are on W2K.

As for the final release, we are still testing the patched library,
and finding new bugs each week.  It seems there's no end to Microsoft
bugs...

Does that answer your question?

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