Date: Tue, 8 Jun 1993 17:24:18 -0500
From: Jamshid Afshar <jamshid AT ccwf DOT cc DOT utexas DOT edu>
To: dj AT ctron DOT com, esri!sync!eric AT uunet DOT uu DOT net
Subject: Re: dpmi under windows (PS/2 problems?)
Cc: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

>I hate to be a pain in the ***(*) about this, but how exactly do you tell
>windows to give the application 5M of DPMI memory?

I don't think you have to actually "do" anything.  I can run the
32-bit `diff' and `gcc' in a DOS box with PIF settings of 0KB for EMS
and XMS (both required and limit), Video Memory: Text, Execution:
Background, Detect Idle Time, Emulate Text Mode, and Retain Video
Memory.  (btw, I got a message with `diff' that I need to run
`DPMIFIX' because of a "buggy read.s" module -- it then works fine but
did everyone else get that?).  Any other PIF suggestions?

I have a PS/2 70 386 25MHz, 8MB, Token Ring card, OS/2 network.  I
run DOS 5.0 and Windows 3.1 with 5MB permanent virtual memory.

I am having problems completely compiling a program using `gcc' under
Windows 3.1, though (it works fine outside).  I try compiling the
program "int main() { return 0; }" using "gcc -v xx.cc" and get:

	Reading specs from c:/djgpp/lib/specs
	gcc version 2.4.1
	 c:/djgpp/bin/cpp.exe -lang-c++ -v -undef -D__GNUC__=2 -D__GNUG__=2 -D__cplusplus -Dunix -Di386 -D__unix__ -D__i386__ -D__unix -D__i386 -D__GO32__ -D__MSDOS__ -DGO32 -DMSDOS -noprecomp xx.cc e:/tmp/cc012400
	GNU CPP version 2.4.1 (80386, BSD syntax)

and then my system completely hangs.  I have a feeling there's
something wrong with my system, and maybe all PS/2 (Microchannel?)
because I also could not run oemacs (compiled with Watcom).  Can
someone else with a PS/2 confirm or deny this problem?

Here's all the info -- let me know if there's anything else I should
provide.  My config.sys (I don't install the network) is:
	BREAK=ON
	BUFFERS=40
	FILES=50
	LASTDRIVE=Z
	SHELL=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM /E:2000 /P
	DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
	DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE
	DEVICE=C:\DOS\ANSI.SYS
My autoxec.bat is:
	@ECHO OFF
	SET COMSPEC=C:\DOS\COMMAND.COM
	VERIFY OFF
	PATH C:\DOS;C:\WINDOWS;c:\djgpp\bin
	PROMPT $P$G
	doskey /insert
	@REM For UNIXish utilities
	set LOGNAME=jamshid
	set TZ=CST
	@REM For dmake
	set MAKESTARTUP=c:\utility\startup.bcc
	@REM For DJGPP
	set COMPILER_PATH=c:/djgpp/bin
	set C_INCLUDE_PATH=c:/djgpp/include
	set CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=c:/djgpp/cplusinc;c:/djgpp/include
	set OBJC_INCLUDE_PATH=c:/djgpp/include
	set OBJCPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH=c:/djgpp/include
	set LIBRARY_PATH=c:/djgpp/lib
	set TMPDIR=e:/tmp
	set GO32TMP=e:/tmp
	set GO32=ansi emu c:\djgpp\emu387\emu387

Thanks, Jamshid Afshar
jamshid AT emx DOT utexas DOT edu