Date: Sun, 10 Nov 1996 14:57:43 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: Mark Habersack <grendel AT ananke DOT amu DOT edu DOT pl>
Cc: Dave Pearson <davep AT hagbard DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: Adding Windows Support?
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On Sat, 9 Nov 1996, Mark Habersack wrote:

> You might ask: why DJ has ported gcc to DOS? He might have used a cross
> compiler from unix, right? I think that the answer is the same in both
> cases: it's good to have a native compiler in an environment you work
> in.

Not exactly.  If you are really interested in the reasons DJ had for 
developing DJGPP, look in the FAQ for a pointer to a page on DJ's server 
which tells you about DJGPP history (section 22.5).