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From:	"Andrew Cottrell" <acottrel AT ihug DOT com DOT au>
To:	<djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com>
Subject:	DJGPP & Windows 2000 weekly status report for 19-Aug-2001
Date:	Sun, 19 Aug 2001 09:38:55 +1000
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Reply-To:	djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com

Hi all,

If you have access to a Windows 2000 or XP or just want to know what is
happening with the DJGPP compiler and Windows 2000/XP then please read the
rest of this email.

Thanks to Charles who has allowed hosting of an unofficial  DJGPP Windows
2000 site. The site contains allot of info which is designed to help
developers get the DJGPP compiler and associated packages working on Windows
2000 and XP as quickly as possible so that they can help the out. The site
also contains a number of work in progress binary files for use on Windows
2000 and XP (and Win 9x for crazy developers who want to test for backward
compatibility issues) .

The info and files at the site should allow DJGPP developers and users to
get the DJGPP compiler  working under Windows 2000 and XP very quickly, it
still requires you to download the packages from Simtel. The site is
accessible from DJ's site by clicking on the "Current DJGPP status vs
Windows 2000 (unofficial)" link under the Introduction section. The other
option is to go directly to the main page at
http://clio.rice.edu/djgpp/win2k/main.htm.

This week the major milestone achieved in my opinion is that allot of issues
to do with LFN issues have been fixed or are being actively worked on. Once
these changes have been incorporated it should be possible to compile, debug
and test on Windows 2000 without the need for a Win98 box. At the moment you
have wanted to try DJGPP under Windows 2000 please go to the link above and
read on and download the files and give it a try and let us know how it
went.

The weekly status report is now available on line via the link above.

The updated binary files available from the site above fix allot of issues
compare to the previously available binary files, if you have previously
downloaded the files go and get an update. Please keep checking this site
every few days over the next week for updates to the files that I have not
already updated. NOTE: These binary files still have known issues so be
aware! The binary files available for download are WIP.

Andrew

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