Message-ID: <3283CE04.1F26@ananke.amu.edu.pl> Date: Sat, 09 Nov 1996 01:19:16 +0100 From: Mark Habersack Reply-To: grendel AT ananke DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl Organization: Home, sweet home MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Leendert Combee CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Subject: Re: Adding Windows Support? References: <199611081522 DOT PAA01039 AT tartan DOT scr DOT slb DOT com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Leendert Combee wrote: > > > package so what do I need more? As I have never used Borland or MS > > > compilers, and only use to program for unix/X/Motif etc, I don't know > > > if I am missing something but it doesn't like it and I am already > > > quite happy with it... And so, rsxntdj *is* self-contained and I think > > > it's great. > > Try, for example, to write a program that supports the LAN Manager. You > > won't make it without headers found so far ONLY in SDK. That's right RSX > > Yes, you are very right, but it's pretty advanced programming I guess?! > I don't know anything about lan-managers so I never came across such Yes, that's pretty advanced but today networking is everywhere and, sooner or later, you'll have to face it in Windows. > restrictions. (But then, before allegro, libgrx etc, how would you > do easy & fancy graphics with djgpp? as I compiler djgpp was selfcontained > but it was still lacking loads of fuctionality - people just have to write > code that's not readily available and I guess some people will write all the > above too (one day)) Let's hope it won't take too long... -- ********************************************************************************* You tell me I'm drunk then you sit back and smug a while convinced that you're right, that you're still in command of your senses. I laugh at your superior attitude, your insincere platitudes will make me throw up. The sooner you realise I'm perfectly happy if I'm left to decide the company I choose. ************************* http://ananke.amu.edu.pl/~grendel *********************