Date: Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:48:56 -0800 (PST)
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To: "RoB" <rel8ivity AT hotmail DOT com>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: Help A NEWBIE? - porting tcsh to dos.
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At 02:20  2/25/1998 -0500, RoB wrote:
>hello,
>
>    i'm very new to programming... second semester in comp sci.  i d/led
djgpp >and some of its components... i see that i came with bash... the gnu
shell.  i >was wondering what would it take to compile tcsh to dos?  where
can i find >source for it and what do i need to compile it on dos using
djgpp.  i know this >is probably very broad and vage question... but i'm
hoping someone out there >will have the patience to help a new comer to
porging... thanx!
                                               ^^^^^^^ porting??
A straight port of a Unix tcsh will be a difficult task. Unix shells are,
almost by definition, filled with all sorts of Unix-specific things like job
control and terminal interfacing. However, I believe there are a variety of
csh-like shells for DOS floating around (unfortunately, none built with
DJGPP AFAIK :( ). Look in the `sysutl' directory of a Simtelnet mirror.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net