From:	sandmann AT clio DOT rice DOT edu (Charles W. Sandmann)
Subject:	DPMI & new GO32
To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Date:	Tue, 16 Mar 1993 21:52:26 -0600 (CST)

I tried DJ's DPMI checking program under an OS/2 2.0 DOS box and got the same 
reply as all of the other packages: 

DPMI v0.90, 32 bit, 80486

so if DPMI 1.0 support is there, they certainly don't advertise it.

I have been agonizing over the DPMI stuff, and have a couple of thoughts, but
have not checked them out fully.  One idea would be to have limited DPMI 
support for text mode only programs that don't expect memory at any fixed
location (almost pure unix ports, for example).  Best case is this could be
done with a one size fits all GO32 and library, worse case would require
a special library and "link" step (and be DPMI only?)

Another thought involves a program that comes with one of the MIT ports of 
GNU C - it converts .o file format to 32 bit .obj format which can then be
used with the LINK386 program that comes with OS/2.  Maybe this could be
modified to make .obj files for creating 32 bit Windows applications?  I
am not sure where the Windows linker, libraries or API code would come 
from, however.

I also have a question - last time I checked the event library (from the
GRX package) did not work with VCPI and 1.09; my editor port uses a patched
event library and I am thus stuck with 1.08 currently (since I haven't had
time to try and fix VCPI + event support in 1.09).  Has anyone fixed this yet?
I would like to test a merged copy to prevent merged problems before posting
a diff.

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