From: "Alexei A. Frounze" <dummy_addressee AT hotmail DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Com Files
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2001 01:23:57 -0500
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Actually, it's possible to make .COM programs with GCC but for that we also
need NASM plus some code to get into PMode. Basic problems are:
1. DOS/Windows treats .COM program as 16-bit real-mode
2. .COM file size is limited to 64KB
So, in general, it's not worth to mess with those things. Though I used this
for my LFBemulator.

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"Stefan Viljoen" <Stefan_Viljoen AT excite DOT com> wrote in message
news:93jgj4$7j6$3 AT ctb-nnrp2 DOT saix DOT net...
>
> Adrian Smith <Adrian AT atpelectronics DOT connectfree DOT co DOT uk> wrote in message
> news:3a59e424$1 AT news DOT telinco DOT net...
> > Hi,
> >      This maybe a silly question but does anybody know how to use the
> djgpp
> > compiler and linker to generate .COM files I can only generate .EXE
files
> at
> > the mo.I've read throught he FAQ etc but cant find any reference to the
> > subject.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> DJGPP cannot produce .COM executables - get NASM for that. You have to
code
> in assembly, but it can produce .COM files - which incidentally are
limited
> to 64k code and data...
>
> Stefan Viljoen
> F/EMS Dispatcher
> Potchefstroom F/EMS
> South Africa
> http://home.intekom.com/rylan/
>
>