Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2001 20:22:12 -0500
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> Thanks, but I'm writing a C++ library and I've set up several naming
> conventions for this, so I would REALLY appreciate it to call it
> "MSDOS".

Try "gcc -ansi"

> Besides I'm pretty sure that it is not a good style for
> DJGPP to use nonstandart macros for its own purposes without
> underscores and without documentation.

While not in the official documentation, it's fairly well-known.  If
you want to submit a patch to the documentation, please do.

> What I need is a way to get DJGPP compatible.

DJGPP is compatible with Microsoft and Borland compilers, which also
define that symbol.  Or at least used to back when we last checked
them.