From: mike <mea3 AT brighton DOT ac DOT uk>
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Subject: Re: 16-bit DJGPP
Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 13:06:50 +0100
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Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> > From: "Hermann-Simon Lichte" <h DOT lichte AT insector DOT de>
> > Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> > Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 13:22:42 +0200
> >
> > does anyone know how to make DJGPP compile 16-bit binaries?
>
> You can't.
>
> > I know, there is some sort of hack that turns DJGPP into a 16-bit
> > compiler, but has anyone any experiences with it?
>
> There's no such hack, AFAIK.  You can use djasm to produce 16-bit
> executables, but for that, your sources must be in assembly.
>
> There's also an unfinished project to produce a 16-bit GCC, you can
> find the details on www.delorie.com.
>
> (I'm puzzled why would you need to use DJGPP to compile a 16-bit
> program.  There are lots of semi-free tools out there, if you must
> have a 16-bit program.)

Maybe he wants to make programs for his 286?