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Subject:	Re: Different values for __djgpp_base_address
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On Jun 15, 2:38=A0pm, DJ Delorie <d DOT  DOT  DOT  AT delorie DOT com> wrote:
> > For some reason __djgpp_base_address reads as 0x1_0000_0000 which does
> > not look right,
>
> Or even possible, since that's a 33 bit value.
>
> > since dereferencing virtual addresses is throwing segmentation
> > faults.
>
> Are you setting up a selector to go with it?
>
> > Can the value of =A0__djgpp_base_address change on the same system ?
>
> Sure. =A0Actually, one would assume that any two djgpp programs running
> on the same system would likely have different values, depending on
> how that system did virtual memory.

How is the selector to be setup ?

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