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Subject: Re: Standalone EXE files
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> CWSDPMI.DOC implies:
> 
> - "built in extender is not supported" => NO
> - "This allows single executable image distributions.
> You can use the EXE2COFF program and
> COPY /B CWSDSTUB.EXE+yourimage yourimage.exe
> to create a standalone executable image." => YES
> 
> ??? YES or NO ???

If it seems to work, then it seems to work ;-)

Also, PMODE can be used as a built-in extender.  This is what the ftp
site's unzip32.exe uses.

> Default is obviously NO - all .EXE files from
> www.delorie.com and most other "ports" are not
> standalone.

Right.  A 2k stub is far more efficient than a huge built-in extender.