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From: lotu AT wam DOT umd DOT edu (Arcadio Alivio Sincero)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP in DOS session under OS/2 Warp?
Date: 2 Jun 1995 14:25:04 GMT
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FABIAN RODRIGUEZ (rodrf00 AT DMI DOT USherb DOT CA) wrote:

: Wil DJGPP work in a DOS session I start from Warp?
: Is there a FAQ somewhere (or on the work?).

Why doncha just use EMX 0.9a?  It's another GCC port so it's basically 
the same as DJGPP.  Except it can compile for BOTH native OS/2 and DOS 
(the same EXE can run either under OS/2 or DOS).  There's a catch 'tho 
... programs compiled with EMX can't run in a DOS VDM because it uses a 
DOS extender that uses the VCPI specification.  If you want to run an EMX 
compiled app under DOS, you have to run it under plain DOS.

There is, however, a DPMI compliant DOS extender for EMX called RSX.  
However, from I hear it performance under a DOS VDM is not all that 
good.  That's from what I hear ... I have yet to see for myself.

Anyways ... going back to original question ... I think you can run DJGPP 
in a DOS VDM without any problems.  I was talking to somebody about this 
just the other day.  The guy I was talking to did mention that there is a 
"quirk" with the DJGPP GO32 extender in a DOS VDM.  I can't remember what 
it was 'tho.

Arcadio

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