From: Brendan Simon <brendan AT rdt DOT monash DOT edu DOT au>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 1995 10:22:25 +1000
To: djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: DJGPP V2 GhostScript


I'm looking for ghostscript that will compile under djgpp V2.  I got the 
source code for version 2.6.2 and compiled it under linux fine.  I tried to
compile it for djgpp V2 but there was no makefile suitable.  Apparently it
uses some assembler code for the DOS port which I assume is standard 8086
assembler, NOT AT&T.  

I'm a bit lost when it comes to modifying makefiles for programs this large.

Q: Is there a precompiled version for djgpp V2, or at least the source and/or
   set of makefiles/asm files suitable so I can compile it with the minimal
   of fuss.

Brendan Simon
brendan AT rdt DOT monash DOT edu DOT au

I tried the gs386 which was on a SimTel mirror.  It works fine from the 
command line but crashes when I use the system() call from a djgpp program.
I assume this is because the dos4gw extender conflicts with the cwsdpmi server.
I could probably use the gs286 version (640K - ugly) but would prefer to use
a native djgpp port.  Any ideas anybody ????

Thanks, Brendan.

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PS. the source for GS comes with makefiles for Turbo C, Turbo C++ and Borland
C++, Microsoft C, WATCOM C++, and of course Unix (and look alikes).

Would anyone with suitable makefiles for GS compiled for djgpp like to contact
the GS developers and get them to support djgpp.  I think they would/should 
prefer the djgpp enviroment because it is the only non-commercial compiler,
which sort of fits in with the GNU policies.

Lets support/promote djgpp as much as possible.  Thanks DJ and team.

Brendan