Date:	Wed, 17 Feb 93 10:51:29 EST
From:	DJ Delorie <dj AT ctron DOT ctron DOT com>
To:	ajay_kamdar AT warren DOT mentorg DOT com
Cc:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject:	Problem using gcc for dos

>I got djgpp a few days back, and a few sample programs I tried
>seem to work for me. After reading the current discussion on EMM386
>and the V86 mode, I got the impression that it is necessary to
>use EMM386 to have go32 work correctly. I read the FAQ which
>came with the distribution, and I gathered the same impression
>from the FAQ too.

IF you use a program that switches the CPU into V86 mode (emm386,
qemm, 386max, etc) THEN that program must support VCPI.  Go32 can
handle real mode quite fine on its own, and only requires VCPI IF the
cpu is already in V86 mode.

DJ

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