Message-ID: <005e01be19df$8faf8a00$986f19c4@default> From: rylan AT intekom DOT co DOT za (StefanViljoen,6599) To: Subject: Re: .Com files Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 10:21:08 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0040_01BE19EF.A6086A00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.2106.4 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.2106.4 Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01BE19EF.A6086A00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable -----Original Message----- From: Lazer ---=A4--- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp To: Djgpp mailing list Date: Thursday, November 26, 1998 9:22 PM Subject: .Com files =20 =20 Is it possible to create com files with djgpp? =20 I do not think so - a .com file by definition is limited to 64k code = & data - that means that it must work in real mode (I think!). DJGPP is = by definition a protected mode compiler so it can logically NOT output = .COM files. You'll have noticed also that the most basic DJGPP .EXE is = almost always larger than 64k. =20 Why do you want to do this? =20 Kind Regards, =20 Rylan Is truth beauty or is beauty truth? http://home.intekom.com/rylan/index.html ------=_NextPart_000_0040_01BE19EF.A6086A00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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From:=20 Lazer ---¤--- <lazer_hassing AT yahoo DOT com>Newsgroups:=20 comp.os.msdos.djgpp
To: Djgpp mailing list <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Date:=20 Thursday, November 26, 1998 9:22 PM
Subject: .Com=20 files

Is it possible to create com = files with=20 djgpp?
 
I do not think so - a .com file = by=20 definition is limited to 64k code & data - that means that it = must work=20 in real mode (I think!). DJGPP is by definition a protected mode = compiler so=20 it can logically NOT output .COM files. You'll have noticed also = that the=20 most basic DJGPP .EXE is almost always larger than 64k.
 
Why do you want to do = this?
 
Kind Regards,
 
Rylan
Is truth beauty or is = beauty=20 truth?
http://home.intekom.com= /rylan/index.html
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