Subject: Re: DJGPP test plaform
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Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 15:37:48 +0300
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16.11.2019 04:51, Peter Ross пишет:
> On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 01:57:38AM +0100, Mariano (malfer AT telefonica DOT net) [via djgpp AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>> Hi, I would like to know what platforms are people using today
>> to test DJGPP programs. By example to test MGRX I use an old
>> laptop running Windows Me. What OS can be used to test DJGPP in
>> moderm computers? Is it FreeDos a possible alternative?
>> Is there a canonical platform to test DJGPP programs today?
> dosemu2 with kvm: https://github.com/stsp/dosemu2
Thanks Peter. :)
Let me just add that this is only a small part of
the picture. Next step should be the source-level
compatibility with DJGPP.
This is when you can compile the DJGPP programs
with clang into 64bit executables. And before
someone says "impossible", please take a look
into this project:
https://github.com/stsp/fdpp
It has a tool-set for compiling the real-mode-targeted
freedos code into 64bits. Compiling the 32bit DJGPP apps
into 64bit binaries is much, much simpler than that,
and the run-time support part should also be smaller.
I just need to make a deep breath and start writing
yet another tool-set. :)
Btw, it would be interesting to find out if people here
are interested in such a compatibility tool-sets or not.