Date: Tue, 14 Jul 1998 10:10:02 +0300 (IDT)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: M Joshua Ryan <s1002145 AT admiral DOT umsl DOT edu>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Far pointer ?
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On Mon, 13 Jul 1998, M Joshua Ryan wrote:

> I've been reading from a couple of graphics programming books and they 
> all manipulate screen memory with *far* pointers. One of them uses the 
> keyword far and the other calls MK_FP(). Neither of these are working for me.
> I've tried delving into the libc.inf file to find something to make a far 
> pointer, but unsuccessfully. Can anyone help?

The FAQ can help you (I hope).  Download the file v2/faq210b.zip from the 
same place you get DJGPP and read sections 18.2, 18.4 and 18.6 there.