Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 22:38:36 -0800 (PST)
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To: ax921 AT torfree DOT net (Paul Castle), djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: What does DJGPP stand for?
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At 04:17  11/13/1997 GMT, Paul Castle wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I'm new to this newsgroup, and was directed here when I mentioned wanting 
>to do C/C++ programming with a freely available GNU compiler for 
>Intel-based computers (i.e. MSDOS & Windows PC's).  Could someone please 
>tell me what "DJGPP" stands for? 
Ahem, well. It originally stood for (I think) "DJ's Gnu Programming
Platform". The DJ in question is DJ Delorie, orginator of the project. His
web site now has a large number of alternate expansions of "DJGPP"; see
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/
or thereabouts.
> Also, is there a freely available 
>compiler (C/C++) that I can use to create MSDOS *AND* Windows (3.1/95/NT) 
>executables?
Sort of. DJGPP is intended for DOS only, but there is a package called RSXNT
which allows you to write apps for Win32 (Windows 95/NT). I don't think 3.1
works, sorry. RSXNT is mentioned in the DJGPP FAQ (section 3.6), which
should be one of the first things you read should you decide to get DJGPP.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net