From: df@eyrie.demon.co.uk (Derek Fawcus) Subject: Re: [Summary] Re: Can I use gcc to develop MS-DOS apps ? Date: 7 Oct 1992 00:09:49 GMT
In article <1992Oct7.121738.2509@ccu.umanitoba.ca> rahardj@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Budi Rahardjo) writes:
> Got several replies (thanks) and all of them suggested "djgcc".
>
> Although that's not what I want though. I want to develop the application
> using linux. If I use gjgcc (under MS-DOS) I can't compile in one
> screen (tty) while editing (or downloading program) in another screen.
> I guess the UNIX multitasking environment makes me fell confortable.
> I really like linux a lot.... It's wonderful. Now if I can only
> develop MS-DOS application (text based not graphics) with it...
In theory it should be possible to do this under linux, just make sure that
you link with the djgcc libraries. I think you may have to do something
about the linker, as I believe the a.out header for djgcc is a different
length to that in linux (but I'm not certain).
DF