From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: Porting DJGPP graphics app to Windows
Date: 13 Dec 2002 13:21:08 GMT
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Eric Rudd <rudd AT cyberoptics DOT com> wrote:
> Is this feasible to do?  

In a nutshell: no.  You can either use DJGPP, or create a Windows app,
but never both.  You'ld need a different compiler that targets the
Windows platform, like MinGW32 or Cygwin.

> I have looked at 3.6 of the FAQ, but am still uncertain how to
> proceed.  I don't want a Windows-hosted compiler (the DJGPP tools
> suit me just fine :-), nor do I need to create full-blown Windows
> apps.

If you want to open a Window of your own and have control over what
will appear in there (your bitmap), you _do_ need to create a
full-blown Windows app.  DOS apps can create some minimalistic dialog
boxes, IIRC, but they can never register their own Window class.

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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
Even if all the snow were burnt, ashes would remain.