To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Re: is djgpp suitable for 32-bit non-DOS?
From:	alane AT wozzle DOT linet DOT org (J. Alan Eldridge)
Date:	Sat, 16 Jan 93 03:16:06 EST
Organization:	Disorganization

src4src!mcdhup!rutgers!netcom.com!pdh (Phil Howard ) writes:

> Is DJGPP suitable for 32-bit development that will NOT run under any kind of
> DOS extender?  Specifically I am wanting to tinker around with writing an OS
> for a [34]86 in protected mode, and I am wondering if DJGPP would be a usable
> way to do this.  The alternative I would consider is just to do all the work
> from LINUX instead of DOS, but since I already use DOS for various things it
> might save me time to use DJGPP under DOS.

Tell me more. Of course, DJGPP needs go32, since it runs under DOS.
You'd have to develop your own a.out loader, I believe, and of course
your own filesystem. Please elaborate.

BTW IMHO this is not the way you want to go, but ... please continue.

alane AT wozzle DOT linet DOT org (J. Alan Eldridge)
Fido: The University of Walamaloo 1:272/38.473

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