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Subject: Re: djgpp and Win2k
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> From: dsralich <dsralich AT my-deja DOT com>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2000 16:53:02 GMT
> 
> I too have had problems attempting to compile with DJGPP under Win2K. I
> receive fatal errors from Win2K that DJGPP has attempted to access
> memory locations with write access, and that Win2K has denied it.

Please post the exact text of these messages and any other relevant
information (registers, Dr Watson reports, etc.)

> I would guess, that it probably has to do with DJGPP's use of memory
> management (i.e. DOS protected).

DJGPP doesn't use any ``DOS protected'' memory.  It uses the DPMI
interface to request memory from Windows.

> I doubt it's going to start working until changes are made in DJGPP
> itself with regards to NT/Win2K.

DJGPP works quite well on NT 4.  So this is not an issue with
incompatibilities with NT, it's just that W2K introduced new exciting
bugs into their emulation of DOS and their implementation of DPMI.