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Subject: Re: Common DOS programs in DJGPP
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Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 19:43:33 GMT
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On Sun, 17 Sep 2000 08:56:48 -0400, Stan Moore <smoore AT exis DOT net>
wrote:

>You can do a simple test to see the difference, boot to dos only and
>try a console app.

Or right click and choose Properties from Wintendo 9x to see if it
gives you pif options or not.

>When I say a console app is merely simulating a console look, it's a
>little deeper than that. There are some other steps you have to do to
>write a true console app. things that involve setting up the messge
>loop if I remember correctly.

A true console app only needs a main().  msvcrt handles most of the
rest of that.

>Now on the other hand, some compilers even MS will let you create a
>"console" app that is really just a dos app running with dpmi.

Visual C++ 1.52 right?

>I haven't seen a lot of actual console apps myself.

hello.exe compiled with mingw
java.exe
javac.exe
Cygwin (gcc.exe, bash.exe, *utils)
Mingw gcc.exe
MSVC cl.exe

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