Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 14:51:25 +0200
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Subject: Re: DJGPP and Windows 2000
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> From: "Alan Alexander" <alanalexander AT gofree DOT co DOT uk>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 00:04:16 +0100
> 
> I was just wondering if anyone has tried using DJGPP in Windows 2000. I've
> installed the latest binaries and discovered that unlike NT the long
> filename support seems to work. C and C++ programs are compiling and linking
> fine but there appears to be a problem with running make.(version 3791b). It
> causes an exception to be reported from 'ntvdm.exe' and just terminates.

This is a known problem with Windows 2000: nested DJGPP programs crash
NTVDM if the nesting level is 3 or more.  That's why compilers work,
but Make and RHIDE don't.

We don't know about any workarounds; it looks like a Windows bug (it
dies in its own code).  Try complaining to Microsoft if you believe it
would help; or try to dig into the crashes and find a workaround.

> I've seen no mention of anyone trying to use the software with Win 2K

Hmm?  I think you will find lots of related messages in the archives
of this group (http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/mail-archives/).