From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: DJGPP & LINUX
Date: 16 Jan 2001 14:56:39 GMT
Organization: Aachen University of Technology (RWTH)
Lines: 26
Message-ID: <941nf7$l37$1@nets3.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE>
References: <3A641AC5 DOT 576EB403 AT ma DOT tum DOT de>
NNTP-Posting-Host: acp3bf.physik.rwth-aachen.de
X-Trace: nets3.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE 979656999 21607 137.226.32.75 (16 Jan 2001 14:56:39 GMT)
X-Complaints-To: abuse AT rwth-aachen DOT de
NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Jan 2001 14:56:39 GMT
Originator: broeker@
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

Waldemar Schultz <schultz AT ma DOT tum DOT de> wrote:

> Up to know I do my programming in a W98-DOS-box and in plain DOS
> 6.22.  Now the questions: What steps should I do to get all my DJGPP
> stuff (C C++ GRX Allegro Math p2c ...)  usable and maintainable
> under LINUX? Is there something like DJ's zip picker for LINUX
> executables? Must I rebuild the whole thing from sources (and how)?

Probably yes. There used to be a package of DJGPP-targeting tools
(i.e.  gcc and binutils) to run on linux, but this was a long way
back. I don't think it's still being maintained at all.

You'ld have to build your own cross-binutils, your own cross-gcc, and
install the 'djcrx203.zip' (not necessarily all in exactly that order,
though). Then, after some more fiddling, you can compile DJGPP
programs from the Linux prompt.

Prebuilt Makefiles like the one for Allegro may be too DOS-centric to
work on Linux. 

Summing it up: this definitely is not a task for a Linux newbie, I'd
say. You'll be better off running your DJGPP installation inside
DOSEMU, instead.
-- 
Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.