From:	mambuhl AT tiac DOT net (Martin Ambuhl)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: DJGPP-to-Borland Compatibility.
Date:	Thu, 21 Nov 1996 19:32:35 GMT
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"Panos Platon Tsapralis" <panosts AT hiway DOT gr> wrote in
<199611201954 DOT RAA03155 AT cosmos DOT hiway DOT gr> (comp.os.msdos.djgpp, Wed, 20 Nov 1996
15:55:41 GMT):

:	While trying to recompile, using DJGPP, a program, that was originally
:written in Borland-C++, along with some data-base & screen management
:libraries, I encountered error messages that indicate that DJGPP lacks
:functions like "ltoa" ( long-to-ascii ), "ultoa" ( unsigned-long-to-ascii

These functions (`ltoa' and `ulota')are obviously unneeded, unless you are
using a radix other that 8, 10, or 16 but in the range 2-36.  Use sscanf
instead.

:), "MK_FP" ( unknown - could not find in the Borland manuals anything about
:this function ), which admittedly are specific to the Borland's
:implementation of C/C++.

MK_FP is a macro for Borland to make a "far" pointer from a segment & offset.
Since DJGPP is a 32-bit compiler, the only reason to be concerned with such
things is if you need physical addresses.  In that case, you need to examine
the DJGPP FAQ which covers such things.
:	Has someone allready implemented these & other, specific to Borland,
:functions in DJGPP, so that I don't have to re-discover the fire &
:re-invent thw wheele all ove from scratch again, please ?

:=================================================
:Panos Platon Tsapralis,
:Software Engineer,
:Branch Manager,
:Software Developement Operations Division,
:Western Unisoft, Patras, Hellas.
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Martin Ambuhl            mambuhl AT tiac DOT net
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