Date:	Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:15:53 +0300 (IDT)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To:	"Smith A. Cat" <imbe AT primenet DOT com>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Is the world dropping MS-DOS? What about DJGPP?
In-Reply-To:	<33EC7381.4235@primenet.com>
Message-ID:	<Pine.SUN.3.91.970818161444.17172I-100000@is>
MIME-Version:	1.0

On 13 Aug 1997, Smith A. Cat wrote:

> > > copy!!  my own hope is that i will have the fortitude to get my boss
> > > into Linux, and get my wife to use LaTeX, and then shuffle off this 640k
> > > coil for good...
>
> i appreciate the effort involved in compiling the TeX binaries with
> DJGPP, but is it necessary to repeat the tremendous effort that
> obviously went into EmTeX, just to prove you can?

I explained the reasons in another message; the port was NOT done to
prove that I can.  emTeX doesn't release at least some of its sources,
so you can't freely debug it when you have a problem.  Installing
another DOS extender is also a pain and has its share of compatibility
problems when you run it from DJGPP programs.

> it is possible that i
> will compile the DJGPP compatible sources, or use them to, i hope, make
> a better deskjet driver, but i am a little wary of dropping EmTeX, which
> i rely on to generate about 300 pages of varied output every day.

I've generated hundreds of printed pages with the ported TeX during
testing.  It is your call, but I suggest you try the DJGPP port to see
whether it is reliable enough and judge it then.

P.S.  I wrote my comment because your original message seemed to
indicate that you must boot into Linux to have TeX; you didn't mention
emTeX as your other option.

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