To: "Allens" <allen DOT asjp AT cableol DOT co DOT uk>
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 02:17:19 -0700
From: "Doug Gale" <dgale AT mailexcite DOT com>
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Subject: Re: DJGPP and windows?
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On Sun, 20 Sep 1998 16:55:41   Allens wrote:
>Doug Gale wrote:
>> Is anyone out there maintaining rsxntdj? I have a modified specs file with a major fix
>> in the linking part. This oversight in the rsxntdj distribution caused even the
>> hello-world example to have linker errors. I would like to redistribute a new specs
>> file and patch for the headers. Any objections?
>
>There is no one maintaining RSXNTDJ, nothing has been heard of Rainer 
>Schneider for ages.  
>Also, I didn't know you *needed* the ms tools, as when I used gcc 2.7.2 
>RSX worked without them.  What do the new headers do?
>
>		Peter Allen

I didn't say you NEED the itools.exe. It is just handy for creating icons, cursors, bitmaps, and dialogs.

The new headers allow you to use some of the newer API's, like WinSock, OpenGL, DirectDraw, Shell (tray icons, shell extensions), etc.



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