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Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 10:26:50 -0500
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Subject: Re: 16-bit executable
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> I am using DJGPP on MS-DOS-6.22. I have doubt that gcc generates by
> default a 32-bit executables 'cause I Build a project and it does
> not work correctly. Otherwise, when I used TC's Compiler everything
> was OK. In addition, I noticed that gcc uses a 5 digits pointer
> address.

DJGPP cannot produce 16 bit executables, and never has.  If your
project doesn't work correctly under DJGPP, it's most likely that you
have code that is not portable enough to be compiled under a different
compiler with different assumptions about the operating environment.