X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mailnull set sender to djgpp-bounces using -f From: "Derek" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp References: Subject: Re: Does LWP need a coprocessor? Lines: 28 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4522.1200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4522.1200 Message-ID: Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:03:32 -0600 NNTP-Posting-Host: 207.109.200.92 X-Trace: news.uswest.net 1008043752 207.109.200.92 (Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:09:12 CST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:09:12 CST To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com > Do simple programs that use floating-point computations run on that > machine, or do they all bail out with a similar message? Yes, you're right, even simple floating-point programs bail out. I had never realized this. It's quite disappointing. > In any case, I suggest you set 387=n in the environment and try again. I'm a newbie. What exactly does it mean to set that in the environment, and what does it accomplish? Did you mean 386=n? > It sounds like you could use a timer instead. I think I would prefer this. Would it work with my incapable pc? > Note that in DJGPP, signal delivery is delayed when the program is not > in protected mode (like when it's in a DOS system call). How much is it delayed by? How do you run a program in protected mode? Does DOS system call mean telling it to execute the program at the command prompt? Thanks for your help, Derek Young