From: "Florian X" <dos DOT fire AT aon DOT at>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
References: <38E60709 DOT DCA794D2 AT mindspring DOT com>
Subject: Re: Question about DJGPP for DOS
Date: Sat, 1 Apr 2000 16:29:50 +0200
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james archer schrieb in Nachricht <38E60709 DOT DCA794D2 AT mindspring DOT com>...
>I'm a newbie to DJGPP, so this might be a stupid question.  :o)
>
>I'm trying to compile a shell I've written for DOS.  It compiles fine,
>but when I try to replace command.com with the generated executable, it
>tells me that it can't run in DOS mode.  I went to delorie and
>downloaded the zip that has the progs for letting me run it, but in
>order to use those, I have to run them before running my executable.
>This means that I can't run my executable as a shell because I have to
>start command.com and run this other program first.

Did you download CWSDPMI ?
If yes, you don't need to start this before your command, it should be only
in the same directory.

Of if you have Lineo Dr-DOS installed, switch DPMI on. (DOS protected mode
interface, so the programs can use all the rams.)

>
>Is it because I compiled it on a Windows machine, and then tried to move
>the program to a DOS box?  Or does DJGPP just not handle old-school DOS?
>