From:	kagel AT quasar DOT bloomberg DOT com
Date:	Wed, 5 Feb 1997 12:38:24 -0500
Message-Id:	<9702051738.AA24908@quasar.bloomberg.com >
To:	kapieckiel AT harding DOT edu
Cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
In-Reply-To:	<Pine.SOL.3.94.970205101846.11854A-100000@taz> (kapieckiel@harding.edu)
Subject:	Re: Portability issues....
Reply-To:	kagel AT dg1 DOT bloomberg DOT com

   Date: Wed, 05 Feb 1997 10:24:54 -0600 (CST)
   From: "Mr. Fuju" <kapieckiel AT harding DOT edu>

   Hi guys and gals!  I am currently getting the djgpp package on my computer
   so that I can use it, but I want to know a little about what I'm getting
   myself into here...  How different is programming with djgpp from
   programming in C++ using Turbo C++ for DOS or g++ for Unix?  Exactly what
   is DPMI and where do I find information on using it?  Will my other C++
   programs that I've written compile under djgpp?  If these questions are
   addressed in the FAQ that I've not read yet, just tell me so and I won't

Much of this is addressed in the FAQ.  Basically your UNIX programs SHOULD
compile and run as expected with few exceptions.  TC++ programs will normally
contain many DOSisms and 16BITisms that will need to be recorded.  Also any
embedded assembler code and assembler modules will need to be recoded to AT&T
assembler syntax and rewritten to use 32bit instructions and registers.  Also
since much assembler is written to access hardware addresses and ports this
will all have to be recoded to access things in 32 bit protected mode.  Again
the details are in the FAQ.

   bug you anymore before I read it...

   Oh, and what about support?  Obviously this mailing list is available
   (thankfully), but are there any other sources of information for
   difficulties with programming with djgpp?  Also, I'm running Windows NT

This is the best place.  Also you can scan the newgroup/mail archive on DJ's
server before posting, if the FAQ does not cover it, because many questions
have been answered before but may not have made the FAQ yet.  

   Workstation 4.0 on a Pentium 133 with 32 megs of ram.  Does anyone foresee
   any problems I may encounter?

Nope.

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Art S. Kagel, kagel AT quasar DOT bloomberg DOT com

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