Message-Id: Comments: Authenticated sender is From: "Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)" Organization: INTI To: "Mr. Fuju" Date: Wed, 5 Feb 1997 16:17:30 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: Portability issues.... CC: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Hi Mr. Fuju: > Hi guys and gals! Is gals the female version of guys? >I am currently getting the djgpp package on my computer > so that I can use it, but I want to know a little about what I'm getting > myself into here... How different is programming with djgpp from > programming in C++ using Turbo C++ for DOS If you use plain C++ no differenece, if you access to absolute memory positions or use in-line assembler or some thing similar you'll must read the DJGPP FAQ to find the differences, Eli collected a lot of good information in this text. >or g++ for Unix? Even less difference than with Turbo C++ because the command line options and the names of the tools are the Unix ones (DJGPP is a port to DOS of a Unix compiler and tools). >Exactly what > is DPMI DOS Protected Mode Interface, is an specification about how one or more protected mode applications can live in DOS without harm. >and where do I find information on using it? You can find the DPMI specification in the www.delorie.com server, but I guess that you want the explanations that you'll find in the FAQ. >Will my other C++ > programs that I've written compile under djgpp? Depends on what your program does, if you use plain C/C++ of course, if not you'll need to make some changes. > If these questions are > addressed in the FAQ that I've not read yet, just tell me so and I won't > bug you anymore before I read it... Read it!, but not all because you'll finish very late ;-), all your questions are well answered in the FAQ. > Oh, and what about support? I never saw better support, I guess is the best. > Obviously this mailing list is available > (thankfully), Is more that you think. > but are there any other sources of information for > difficulties with programming with djgpp? If you have any problem first search in the FAQ if isn't there just ask to the list. > Also, I'm running Windows NT > Workstation 4.0 on a Pentium 133 with 32 megs of ram. Does anyone foresee > any problems I may encounter? Hmmm... the FAQ talks about NT, I don't know much because I don't use it. I know that some users use NT. SET --------------- 0 -------------------------------- Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET). Address: Curapaligue 2124, Caseros, 3 de Febrero Buenos Aires, (1678), ARGENTINA TE: +(541) 759 0013