Date: Tue, 6 May 1997 09:46:22 -0700 (PDT) From: Jonathan Mini <j_mini@efn.org> To: "Pedro F. Giffuni" <pgiffuni@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> Cc: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au>, emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: crosscompiling (was Re: Report on DOSCMD) Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.95.970506094546.18242A-100000@garcia.efn.org> In-Reply-To: <336EDA4A.3D4E@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co>
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On Tue, 6 May 1997, Pedro F. Giffuni wrote: > Michael Smith wrote: > > > > I doubt you could use the Watcom libraries with it, but gcc-go32 is an > > extremely handy tool, and I beg you to keep it up to date. > > > Actually there's not much I can do :(. All the gcc-based crosscompiler > ports use the same disttree. The included "newlib" hasn't been upgraded > since ages and only supports the first version of DJGPP. What I've seen > Linux users do is add dircetly the updated libraries from DJGPP2 and > replace the old ones. Now that I think it if Watcom's C uses 16-bit libs > it won't work. Watcom is a 16/32 bit compiler that'll link with/compile for pretty much any format. The point was the compiler, not the libs. ;P > > > It's the only free 32-bit DOS compiler around, and it provides a DOS > > programming environment that is extremely productive and highly > > conducive to rapid development and migration of *nix code. > > > The latest libraries also support most POSIX. I was told (by Delorie) > that quake and other commercial ports were built with the crosscompiler. > > Pedro. > > > > -- > > ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ > > ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ > > ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ > > ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ > > ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[ > Jonathan Mini (j_mini@efn.org) ... Desolation ... Despair ... Plastic Forks ...
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