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From: Paul Shirley <PS AT chocolat DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: What do I need for Windows code ?
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 96 04:02:07 GMT
Organization: a loose end.
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References: <DKnqLM DOT G0I AT jade DOT mv DOT net>
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To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp

In article <DKnqLM DOT G0I AT jade DOT mv DOT net>
           csrabak AT dmeasc DOT ipt DOT br "Cesar Scarpini Rabak" writes:

>> On Wed, 3 Jan 1996, Lee Braiden wrote:
>> 
>> > Can anyone give me a list of everything I'll need to write "native" 
>> > Windows code with DJGPP ?
>> 

	<snip snip>

>As Lee pointed out if one had to get one windows compiler for getting all 
>this stuff, it ist wiser just to stick with that one (execpt if one finds 
>an absolute advantage in using DJGPP instead).
>
>Up to this point Microsoft has not released RC.EXE nor its necessary 
>include files in the public domain, so speaking strictly, one had to be 
>owner of a 16/32 bit compiler or at least the Windows SDK (which 
>presently is not being sold separately anymore), in order to use the 
>RSXWDK package in full.
>
>I expect this clarify a little more Lee's question. 

And to clarify some more... If you're happy to write for Win95 & NT *only*
try using the native NT port from ftp.cygnus.com/pub/sac/win32

Its still beta, but has partial headers and will shortly aquire a PD
resource compiler.


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