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From: Erik Max Francis <max AT alcyone DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: generating 16-bit code (286 and lower)
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 09:36:44 -0700
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ArkanoiD wrote:

> Is it possible? Even as cross-compiler running on 386+?
> I know gcc _can_ make code for 16-bit machines - there are some cross
> compilers,
> but no one for i86.

DJGPP programs run in protected mode, which is only available in 386 
processors and up.  It pretty much defeats the whole goal to try to make
gcc compile to 286.

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