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Date: Fri, 29 Oct 1999 13:12:46 +0300
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Subject: Re: I still need Linux DJGPP port
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On 28 Oct 99, at 19:36, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> 
> On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, Vladimir Mosgalin wrote:
> 
> > I have program, which uses DJGPP & dpmi functions.
> > I wish to compile it under Linux GCC without any cardinal changes.
> > Is there any library (and conio library too)?
> 
> It is very hard to give you a reliable answer.  It all depends on how
> heavily does the original program use conio and DPMI functions.
> 
> I don't know if there is conio for Linux, but if there isn't, you
> should be able to rewrite the conio functions using curses or termcap
> facilities available on Linux.

Begin3
Title:          Linux-conio.h
Version:        1.02
Entered-date:   Mar 09, 1997
Description:    This is a mostly complete implementation of the conio.h
                for Linux - it was developed to make porting text based
		DOS applications to Linux easier.
	        It implements all port I/O commands defined in Watcom's
                conio.h and almost all other I/O commands defined in
                Borland's conio.h (including: keyboard input, formatted screen 
                output, colors, windows...) using the curses library.
                This release has some bug fixes and the possibilty to use 
		curses functions mixed with conio functions. 
Keywords:       conio.h, curses, port, inp, outp, screen, I/O
Author:         fractor AT germanymail DOT com (Gerald Friedland [Fractor/MXP])
Maintained-by:  fractor AT germanymail DOT com (Gerald Friedland)
Primary-site:   tsx-11.mit.edu
Original-site:  http://www.obh.snafu.de/~marte/friends/fractor.html
Required:       Linux, gcc, ncurses 1.9.9e (or newer ? - but not older !)
Platform:       Linux, any version.
Copying-policy: GLPL 2
End

> 
> As for DPMI functions, some have Linux analogs, some are usually not
> needed at all, some are simply impossible to port to Linux.  I suggest
> to ask specific questions about DPMI functions used by the original
> program.  (Be sure to tell the details when you do.)
>