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From: "Matthew Smith" <matt AT the-good-stuff DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: porting DJGPP libs to other compilers
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2001 11:02:27 +0100
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

Hi DJ,
     There is talk amongst the Allegro library developers of emulating some
DOS functions to ease cross-platform migration.  I personally think this is
outside the scope of Allegro and should be available as a kit to provide
some of the DJGPP library for other compilers.
I would like to start a Sourceforge project as outlined below, but as it
would involve distributing your library code I thought I would ask you
first.
I would appreciate advice on what license I should apply to this project if
I start it, or if I am duplicating an existing idea.

-Matt

1. Project Full Name
DJGPP Suitcase


2. Project Purpose and Summarization
This project is intended to port key parts of the DJGPP library which are
not POSIX compliant.  The aim is to allow programs developed primarily for
DJGPP and DOS to be supported in other operating systems.

The primary goals are:-

a) To support the filefirst() filenext() and fileclose() functions
with the ffblk structure filled to the best of each O/Ses ability.

b) The extra string functions which are not POSIX compliant, yet depended on
by many, would be packaged for other compilers.


The O/Ses these functions would be supported for would be in the first place
those supported by the Allegro games library. namely

Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, BeOS, and MacOS


3. License
LGPL -  or whatever is more appropriate

4. Project Public Description

same as 2

5. Project Unix Name
djsuits or djsuitcase