Message-Id: <s17f4614.010@MAIL.TAIT.CO.NZ>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 1996 09:30:26 +1200
From: Bill Currie <bill_currie AT MAIL DOT TAIT DOT CO DOT NZ>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:  Re: Problem with Allegro Library

On 24/4/96  12:32 pm, Chris Marsh <cmarsh AT modeye DOT win-net DOT uk> did thus say >>>
> Hi
> 
> I've recently downloaded and installed DJGPP V2 without any problems.
> I am now trying to install the Allegro games/graphics library on my
> system.
> 
> The library and test programs all compile and link with the supplied
> makefile okay. The problem is when I try to run the test and demo
> programs. I get the message "Divide overflow" and the system hangs.
> The mathtest.exe program works fine.
> 
> My system is a 486SX using "emu387". All DJGPP test programs execute
> without any problem, the GRX 2 library also works okay.
> 
> Could there be a problem using the library on my system or am I
> overlooking something stupid?
> 
> Anyone help?
> 
> -- Chris Marsh <cmarsh AT modeye DOT win-uk DOT net>
> 

Try rebooting your system in a clean state (ie no disk caches, ram disks, etc)
before running the code.  This worked for me (I have an 8MB 386dx33).  It seems
the demos need more than 4 or 5MB free PHYSICAL memory.

Hope this helps
Bill