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Subject: Re: Common DOS programs in DJGPP
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Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 15:47:46 GMT
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On Tue, 12 Sep 2000 20:46:08 +0600 (LKT), Kalum Somaratna aka Grendel
<kalum AT lintux DOT cx> wrote:

>> > nope, it's 5.5... http://www.inprise.com/bcppbuilder/freecompiler/
>> 
>> And that one is *not* a DOS compiler. It's a Win32 compiler. Neither
>> the compiler itself, nor the executables it creates, will run in
>> DOS. Not even Windows 3.1 with Win32s installed will do.
>
>Hmm...are you quite sure of this Hans, I have the 5.0 version and it does
>support creating of 16-bit dos executables. 32bit and 16bit extended dos
>apps can be created by using the addon Borland powerpack for DOS.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure (though I'm not Hans).  There was an overly long thread
started way back in c.o.m.p, basically the "Free Compiler" comes with no DOS
libs or headers, only Win32.  So you can't generate DOS exes.  I don't think
the linker even supports linking DOS progs.  (I can't remember, as I
uninstalled it about an hour later).

>So even if 5.5 does not provide support for 16 bit dos apps, it may be
>possible to compile 16 and 32 bit DPMI apps using the powerpack for dos
>addon.

Not without the appropriate header files and libraries.  Besides, what good is
a "free" compiler when you have to go out and buy an add-on package for it?

-- 
AndrewJ