Message-Id:	<200010081611.LAA14033@darwin.sfbr.org>
From:	jt williams <jeffw AT darwin DOT sfbr DOT org>
To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	When is a DOS app a "32-bit DOS" app?
Date:	Sun, 8 Oct 2000 11:17:02 -0600
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Reply-To:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com

Strange question:  When is a DOS app a "32-bit" app?  Or does "32-bit DOS" 
have meaning only with respect to the kernel and protected mode?

Suppose a certain application program 'foo.c' is written to compile using 
16-bit tools (e.g., Borland).  And suppose that by using '#ifdef __DJGPP__' 
statements and DOS-specific DJGPP functions (e.g., _get_dos_version(), etc), 
the code is also made to compile with DJGPP and to generate an executable that 
works (with cwsdpmi).

Is 'foo.exe' now a 32-bit DOS app? If not, why?  Do these questions have any 
meaning?

TIA---jtw

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