Date: Sun, 1 Dec 1996 09:19:41 +0200 (IST)
From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
To: nagao <nagao AT woodland DOT co DOT jp>
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: GNU Fortran Ver 0.5.18 Files.
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On Fri, 29 Nov 1996, nagao wrote:

> 1. Install instruction
> 
>  (a)  gzip -d gcc272tr 
> 
>  (b)  tar xvf gcc272tr

The above two lines could be done in a single command:

	djtar -x gcc272tr.gz

Since DJTAR uncompresses .tar.gz files on the fly, you also don't need 
twice the disk space required to uncompress the package (once for the 
uncompressed tar file, and once for the files themselves).
Are
> there any references or caveats to using memory mapped cards under
> DJGPP?

Please read the DJGPP FAQ list (v2/faq202b.zip from the same place you 
get DJGPP), sections 18.4-18.6.  They explain this issue at length.

> Does dual-ported in the case of this card refer to the fact
> that both the PC and the DSP have this memory in their address
> space?

Yes.

> (Recent discussions about the new types of ram coming out 
> seem to indicate that dual ported means that one can simultaneously
> read and write.)

This is also true.