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Subject: Re: Adding 64-bit file support to DJGPP
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"DJ Delorie" <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote in message
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>
> > I'm curious.  Will v2.04 use the standard GNU C library or is that out
of
> > the question?
>
> That's out of the question.

Ah, well, I figured it'd be much easier to maintain DJGPP if it used the GNU
C library.  I think it'd also be a step towards 64-bit support and perhaps
even IBM's Cell cpu.

What exactly is the the issue?  That the DOS and Linux API's don't match?
That there needs to be a POSIX layer?


Rod Pemberton