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From:	allenp AT nima DOT eecs DOT berkeley DOT edu (Allen Pouratian)
Newsgroups:	comp.unix.programmer,comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	best UNIX-->DOS porting compiler?
Date:	17 Jun 1996 10:35:47 GMT
Organization:	University of California, Berkeley
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I am porting a Unix (Linux) application to DOS so I can run it under
a DOS shell under Windows 3.11.  Have I chosen the easiest path for porting
by using Turbo C++ 3.0, or am I better off with another compiler?

1)	Does gcc for dos exist?  Does the package come with the appropriate 
	suite of unix like utilities?

2)	Can I run DJGPP programs under a Win3.1 shell?  How bout a Win95
	or a WinNT shell?

3)	Would Windows compilers like MSVC or Borland C++ for windows ease
	my porting pains?  (Mostly getting a shareware tiff library written
	with ANSI C working).

I suspect getting GCC would be the best way to go, but I was hoping for some
input from some more experienced folk.

Allen Pouratian
UC Berkeley

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