Date: Sun, 30 Jul 1995 10:53:58 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Skip Egley <egley AT albany DOT net>
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Re: go32 reports...


On Sat, 29 Jul 1995, Skip Egley wrote:

> 1) I know that I did the 4th maintenance release (which fixed something like
> "access").  How come it doesn't report 1.12.maint4?  Does this mean the 4th
> maintenance didn't "take"?

No, this is explained in the DJGPP FAQ list (available as faq102.zip from 
the same place you get DJGGP), section 3.10:

3.10  Q: I've installed the 1.12m4 maintenance release, but go32 still
         displays its version as 1.12maint3.  Huh?
      A: Usually, go32 revision gets updated for each new maintenance
         release, but sometimes it won't.  When in doubt, look in the
         djXXXmN.zip to see if there is a new go32.exe there, or ask on
         the newsgroup or the mailing list (see question 20.2).

> 2) Is DPMI memory the same as free RAM?  If so, I think I'm being robbed.  I
> have 16MB on my system and at the moment have about 6 windows open (4 of
> them iconified), doesn't this seem a bit excessive?  Do these windows (and
> windows itself) take up that much room?  I checked on the available

Be sure that your .pif file for DOS apps (dosprmpt.pif, unless you've 
customized it) gives enough RAM to DOS programs.  This is also discussed 
in the FAQ, sections 9.12 and 15.4.