Date: Tue, 16 Nov 1999 09:20:21 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Newby needs 32-bit
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On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Giles Prescott wrote:

> 1.) From first running gcc on WinNT, it seems that it is a 16-bit app. Apart
> from other inconveniences, this makes long command lines difficult. Is there
> a 32-bit distribution of gcc.exe for Win32 ?

No, it's a 32-bit program, but it is a DOS program, not a Windows
program.  And NT doesn't let DOS programs access long file names
(long file names are supported by DJGPP on Windows 9X).  This is in
the FAQ.