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From:	Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject:	Re: directx
Date:	7 Feb 2002 14:37:26 GMT
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c bang <realdamnfunky AT yahoo DOT com> wrote:
> has anyone tried writing a directx(8) program with djgpp?

Some probably have, and all failed.  Because DJGPP makes _DOS_ programs,
not Windows ones.  And DirectX is strictly Windows-only.

IOW: if you want to compile DirectX apps, you need a native Windows
compiler.  In the GCC world, that means Cygwin or MinGW32.
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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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