Date: Sun, 24 Mar 1996 17:30:25 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Michael Hobbs <mhobbs AT datacoreeng DOT com>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: __dpmi _* or _go32_dpmi_* ?
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On Fri, 22 Mar 1996, Michael Hobbs wrote:

>         First off, I am working with v2 of djgpp. Second, I have an assumption 
> that I would like corrected if it is wrong: programs compiled with the v2 
> compiler do not use a go32 loader, rather they use DPMI to load.

That is correct.

>         Working with this assumption, I have generalized to a second 
> assumption: for programs built ground-up in v2 compiler, I should use the 
> __dpmi_ functions instead of the _go32_dpmi_ functions.

Not necessarily.  The old `__go32' functions are still supported, so 
start using them first, as the FAQ tells you.  The new `__dpmi' functions 
only supply the bare-bones wrappers for DPMI functions.