Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 15:42:49 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To: Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel <kalum AT newmail DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Installing DJGPP
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On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel wrote:

> > So it *is* better to select the OS on which you indeed want to 
> > install and use DJGPP.
> 
> Actually since he want's to compile and run programs under DOS shouldn't
> that be the OS that should be selected from the zip-picker rather than the
> OS he is currently using (presumably windoze).

That's what I was saying: users should choose the OS on which they intend 
to install and use DJGPP.  That means the target OS.

>  Because although he might be installing DJGPP under windoze he might be
> programming in native DOS mode

Why should someone install under Windows, but then use in native DOS?