From: "David L. Drummond" To: Subject: DJGPP + DOS API's using .ovl's Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 06:21:20 -0000 Message-ID: <01bceda0$dcb60d40$404060ce@gandhi> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0004_01BCEDA0.DCB60D40" Precedence: bulk This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BCEDA0.DCB60D40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have been working on a 3D engine (using DJGPP of course) for some = time,=20 it now has various nifty effects such as multiple colored light sources, = 16-bit color, z-buffer, high polygon counts, etc. I have decided that I = need to add accelerator support, and so I downloaded glide (I have a = Monster 3D) and find that the Dos library uses an .ovl file (compiled = with WATCOM C) and the windows API uses a .dll of course. After rigorous = searching, I can find no documentation on how I can get this API, or any = API using dynamic link libraries, to work in DOS with DJGPP. So, my = question is: Is there any way I can do this? If not, do you know where I can find = information on the .ovl file format? Thank you, Jeremy J. Chernobieff klasodeth AT telis DOT org ------=_NextPart_000_0004_01BCEDA0.DCB60D40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

I have=20 been working on a 3D engine (using DJGPP of course) for some time,=20

it now has = various nifty=20 effects such as multiple colored light sources, 16-bit color, z-buffer, = high=20 polygon counts, etc. I have decided that I need to add accelerator = support, and=20 so I downloaded glide (I have a Monster 3D) and find that the Dos = library uses=20 an .ovl file (compiled with WATCOM C) and the windows API uses a .dll of = course.=20 After rigorous searching, I can find no documentation on how I can get = this API,=20 or any API using dynamic link libraries, to work in DOS with DJGPP. So, = my=20 question is:

Is there any = way I can do=20 this? If not, do you know where I can find information on the .ovl file=20 format?

Thank=20 you,

Jeremy J.=20 Chernobieff

klasodeth AT telis DOT org=

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