From: "David C. Hoos, Sr." <david DOT c DOT hoos DOT sr AT ada95 DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Using Micro$oft libraries in dgpp programs
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 07:18:50 -0600
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I am writing some programs to run under MS-DOS, or in a DOS
box on Windows 9X or Windows NT.

If I have already-built Micro$oft- or Borland-compiled
libraries, is there any way to use these libraries in djgpp
programs, e.g., by file format conversion, or whatever?

Alternatively, if I have the source files for the libraries,
with Makefiles for Micro$oft or Borland compilers, in general,
how difficult is it to modify (I presume with #ifdefs in the
header files) these sources to compile with gcc?

Are there any FAQs, books, or other resources on how to do this
sort of thing, or am I asking for the impossible, or
impractical?

As still another alternative, is there a decent serial
communication library for djgpp?