Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
From: leeast AT home DOT com (Lee Eastman)
Subject: Re: Common DOS programs in DJGPP
References: <Pine DOT LNX DOT 4 DOT 21 DOT 0009122042500 DOT 1639-100000 AT goatbeard DOT grendel DOT net>
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In article <Pine DOT LNX DOT 4 DOT 21 DOT 0009122042500 DOT 1639-100000 AT goatbeard DOT grendel DOT net>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com wrote:
>
>Hmm...are you quite sure of this Hans, I have the 5.0 version and it does
>support creating of 16-bit dos executables. 32bit and 16bit extended dos
>apps can be created by using the addon Borland powerpack for DOS.
>
>So even if 5.5 does not provide support for 16 bit dos apps, it may be
>possible to compile 16 and 32 bit DPMI apps using the powerpack for dos
>addon.
>
>Best Wishes,
>Grendel
>
There has been much confusion because of the 5.5 in the name. The compiler IS 
the command line compiler that comes with Borland C++ Builder Version 5, which 
is a 32 bit program only. It can compile 'console' programs, which look and 
act like DOS programs, but must run in a DOS box in WIN9x, as well as Win9x 
GUI type programs. There are a few websites by people who have adapted the IDE 
from the OLD (pre-Builder) Borland C++ Ver. 5 to use the NEW 5.5 compiler, 
but it still only produces 32 bit windows programs.  

Lee