From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
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Subject: Re: DPMI incorporation...
Date: Fri, 27 Dec 1996 00:31:30 -0800
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Colin W. Glenn wrote:
> 
> I forgot about the second reason, the end target machine is a 286.

Not possible with DJGPP, unless you completely rewrite libc and create a
whole new set of machine description files to recompile gcc.  GNU does
not support 16-bit hardware and never will.  The 286, while still
capable of running in a 16-bit quasi-DPMI, is not a 32-bit processor and
cannot be used like one.

Of course, it is theoretically possible to make gcc support a 286, but
it would take a LOT of work.  I don't know if anyone has managed to
accomplish it.

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