Date: Tue, 15 Jul 1997 12:31:08 -0700 (PDT)
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To: peter DOT tharning AT capgemini DOT se
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: Code to NS486SXF
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
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You wrote:
>I'd like to write 32-bit protected mode code to download to a single
>chip computer (NS486SXF from National Semiconductor, which only runs in
>protected mode).
>
>Should I be able to to this with the djgpp which I heard about a couple
>of days ago?
Hmm. Yes, theoretically I think you can. The GCC end generates
protected-mode code from your C source. The only difficulty is getting the
assembler/linker to give you a flat binary, without relocation tables,
loader info, etc. Does anyone out there know a way to do this?

Also, you'll have to be careful not to use any library functions that would
do something wrong on the little machine (i.e. fwrite).

Some more details on what you're trying to do and what facilities this
NS486SXF provides would be nice.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net