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From: Stewart McDonald <smcdonal AT pcug DOT org DOT au>
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Subject: Re: MSDOS-compatibility (OBJ-files etc.)
Date: Sun, 5 May 1996 10:40:40 +1000
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Correct me if I'm wrong somewhere people:

On 2 May 1996, Richard Smol wrote:

> I really miss the online help... I guess you can't have it all.)
Just shell to info.exe

> Since C++ uses unix-like .o file this is not possible though.
> 
> Is there a way to create Microsoft-compatible .OBJ file with djgpp?

No, buuuuut, there is a utility to convert .obj files (and bin btw) to 
coff format, used by ld.exe. Of course this will only work with flat 
model programs, but it does work.

> I also have no idea how djgpp's protected mode would conflict with
> real-mode programs then. To be honest, this DPMI-stuff still baffles me
> (no modes? hmmm...). I also dislike having to use some sort of
> DPMI-manager all the time... can't djgpp be used to use (16 bit) real-mode

Nope.

> programs as well? That would be handy in terms of MSDOS-compati-
> bility. 

There are two ways to do that: The first: spawnl(or execl, whichever I 
always 4get) the r/m program. Second, compile it into a r/m com program, 
then allocate dos mem through the dpmi, load the com into the dos mem, 
then do a real mode call to the dos mem through the dpmi.

Cia0, Joker/JAM Australia