From:	Joseph Morris <jpm AT it-he DOT org>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: W2k and DJGPP
Date:	Sat, 17 Jun 2000 22:10:01 +0100
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"Anders Öquist" wrote:
> 
> How to make it work is there something I should do or am I
> incompetent.

W2K is broken.  Nested DPMI programs seem to make it crash.
Since this is how DJGPP works (GCC calls other programs as part
of the build process, especially for linking) it cannot be made
to work unless you either ditch W2K, or wait for some magical
fix from MS.

> 
> It worked in NT4 without any problems, if i fixed the command
> options.... but with W2k it crashes from time to time.
> 
> /Anders

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