Date: Wed, 19 Mar 1997 13:00:03 -0600 (CST)
From: Casey Corcoran <ckcorcor AT p5 DOT csrd DOT uiuc DOT edu>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Nmake for WinNT 3.5 utilities
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Eli,

Thanks for the info.  I understand that I can't use MSVC to compile djgpp,
but I am, so far, only trying to use Nmake.  According to the install
instructions, the "makefile uses the Microsoft Nmake program maintenance
utility and the Visual C/C++ V8.0 compiler to build GNU CC."  I'm not
aware of a version 8 of MSVC, so I'm using the one that came with my
version (4.2). 

My goal is to port the djgpp sources to MSVC, but I must first make it
using the makefile so that all of the include files, etc. I need for my
project workspace are constructed.

If you think my approach is flawed to begin with, I would be grateful if
you (or anyone who knows the inner workings and hidden mechanisms of
djgpp/gcc) could point me in a more sane direction.

Thanks again.

|...... Casey K. Corcoran ......| University of Illinois 
|...... ckcorcor AT uiuc DOT edu ......| Center for Supercomputing R & D 
|....... (217) 244-0049 ........| 1308 W. Main Street, Urbana, IL 61801


On Wed, 19 Mar 1997, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> 
> On 19 Mar 1997, Casey King Corcoran wrote:
> 
> > I would like to compile djgpp on my WinNT v. 4 machine, but I don't have the
> > utilities included with WinNT v. 3.5 that seem to be required . . .
> > 
> > According to the install instructions, I need:
> > 
> > 1.  The fixed version of the linker from NT v. 3.5 or the linker from
> >     MS Vis C/C++ v. 1.0 or 2.0 (I am using 4.2)
> > 2.  The microsoft header files found in /mstools/h dated 9/4/94
> 
> I think DJGPP cannot be compiled with MSVC at all, only with a previous 
> version of DJGPP.  The instructions that you quote seem to be related to 
> compiling GCC as a native Win32 application on NT, while DJGPP is an 
> entirely different beast (a 32-bit DOS-extended program).  I think this 
> inconsistency is the source of your grief.
> 
> If I'm correct, then you need to post to another news group, like 
> gnu.gcc.help.  If there are any news groups or mailing lists related to 
> the Cygnus port of GCC to Win32, you should post there (sorry, I don't 
> know anything about that).
>