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From: steve DOT rogerson AT cityscape DOT co DOT uk (Steve Rogerson)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Using DJGPP to compile windows programs
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 00:36:42 GMT
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"Orlando A. Andico" <orly AT psylocke DOT eee DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph> wrote:

>On 23 Mar 1996, Benjamin wrote:

>> You can get a windows.h file from the WINE distribution at:
>>       ftp.cdrom.com/pub/FreeBSD/distfiles/ 
>> Of course, I have yet to try using this particular windows.h file, but
>> it is pointed to by the FAQ

>Do *not* use that windows.h file!!! (at least, not the one which comes 
>with the latest 96xxx version of WINE). I got that from sunsite because 
>I wanted to build RSXWDK for v2 (the libs are for v1) but it's a *total 
>rewrite* of windows.h by some people, probably to avoid legal trouble. 
>Needless to say, it doesn't work (tons of error messages). Perhaps the 
>older versions of WINE have the appropriate windows.h files. I would 
>suggest however "borrowing" the windows.h from a DOS compiler (if 
>you have one) such as Turbo C++/Windows.

I "borrowed" a version from VC++. It didn't work and I threw it away.
"Tons" of error messsages is an understatement. 

The one from WINE worked fine, that is wine 9602. I must confess that I
haven't actually got a windows program to work, as such,  but at least gcc -c
xx.c works.

Why isn't life ever easy.


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