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Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 16:39:46 +0200
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From: "Eli Zaretskii (eliz AT gnu DOT org) [via djgpp AT delorie DOT com]" <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
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Subject: Re: no-gui compile linux apps
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> From: vjp2 DOT at AT at DOT BioStrategist DOT dot DOT dot DOT com
> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2023 22:20:46 -0000 (UTC)
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> My plain text dialup shell ISP has several linux packages insalled under bash on
> BSD but without GUI. 
> 
> I am led to beliieve all it takes is a small "switch" (ie / or --) during
> compilation?
> 
> I am not familiar with Make files, but I have used copilers, linkers and
> loaders for five decades,starting with mi=ainframes, and mostly with MSDOS
> compilers (Microsoft and Watcom).
> 
> Specifically I want to create non-GUI MSDOS versions or R,Maxima and Octave to
> run on MSDOS machines (new and old).
> 
> Please advise.

I don't think I understand what you are asking here.  Are you asking
whether you could easily compile those programs with DJGPP?  I very
much doubt it is as easy as running the Make command, since some
source-level changes are almost certainly needed to get them compiled
with DJGPP.