To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Re: DJGPP & DESQView 
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 92 15:08:34 -0600
From: Dan Bodoh <bodoh AT thor DOT xraylith DOT wisc DOT edu>
Status: O

esmith AT alias DOT com (Eric Smith) said:

>DJ Delorie <dj AT ctron DOT com> writes:
>> DESQview/X will probably have a 32-bit compiler anyway, so go32 won't
>> be required.  At least, I hope they'll do it that way.
>
>I hope they'll do it that way too, but I haven't heard anything from
>Quarterdeck to encourage me.  If they do provide a 32-bit compiler, whose woul
>it be?  I suspect (and fear) that Quarterdeck will say something to the effect
>of "We're not in the business of selling compilers, go talk to MetaWare or
>Watcom or Zortech or whomever."  If anyone on this list has actually had a DV/
>beta, I'd be interested in knowing which 32-bit compilers are supported.

I don't have DV/X, but I do have a booklet published by Quarterdeck
on the product.  To quote from it,
  "...the base development product will include the X Server product,
   ...in addition to the X11 libraries.  This product allows a developer
   to create DOS-based X clients using a third party compiler and,
   for clients larger than 640K, a DOS Extender."

The DOS extender must follow the VCPI spec like our friend go32 does.

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