Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 09:16:23 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
Cc: Frank Frederiksen <ff AT kom DOT auc DOT dk>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Make and 16 bit apps (and Emacs)
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On Fri, 20 Sep 1996, John M. Aldrich wrote:

> Your problem is simply a basic incompatibility in the DPMI spec.  You
> cannot mix 16- and 32-bit DPMI applications under the same host, period.
> It's just not possible.  The only solution to your problem that I can
> think of is to find a real-mode DOS port of make (like Borland Make)
> and use it for your compilation instead.

Note that the usual Borland Make is a 16-bit DPMI program.  You need a 
version called `maker.exe' (which is a real-mode program) for this to 
work.  And as I explained in my other message, from within Emacs even 
that won't help, since Emacs is itself a 32-bit DPMI program.