From: "Michael Beck" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: Cross-compiling to 8086? Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 11:17:15 +0100 Organization: DResearch Lines: 24 Message-ID: <75qfst$9gv$1@latinum.dresearch.de> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: 195.99.74.37 X-Trace: latinum.dresearch.de 914408157 9759 192.168.0.15 (23 Dec 1998 10:15:57 GMT) X-Complaints-To: postmaster AT DResearch DOT DE NNTP-Posting-Date: 23 Dec 1998 10:15:57 GMT X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Cache-Post-Path: eubuf61.eu.concert.net!unknown AT 194 DOT 75 DOT 26 DOT 11 X-Cache: nntpcache 2.3.2.1 (see http://www.nntpcache.org/) To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Laurence Withers wrote in message ... [...] >So, if programs could be compiled for the 8086, they could be compiled >for the Psion -- so we have a freeware C/C++/whatever else compiler for >the Psion. > >However, this scheme relies on the ability to cross-compile to the 8086. >Is this possible? If so, which files (libraries, etc.) do I need. The ELKS (Embedded Linux Kernel Subset) project has a compiler with a C-library. It didn't optimize very will, but works. Look for the ELKS project at http://www.uk.linux.org/ELKS-Home/index.html -- Michael Beck, email: beck AT dresearch DOT de