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I would like to be able to use LINUX versions of G++ to cross compile
applications for DOS so I can take advantage of Linux's better batch file
capability and the ability to multi-thread builds to several computers.

What I need is to get Linux G++ to target DOS 32 bit flat model and
generate code compatable with a DOS DPMI such as PharLap, Borland
Powerpack or Dos4G.

If anyone has done or knows how to do this, please let me know!

By the way, we use little or no special DOS calls in our program if that
makes things any easier.  We call standard C library routines and access
all DOS functions by way of the software interrupt tables.

Greg

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Quote:>What I need is to get Linux G++ to target DOS 32 bit flat model and
>generate code compatable with a DOS DPMI such as PharLap, Borland
>Powerpack or Dos4G.

>If anyone has done or knows how to do this, please let me know!

A potential hack around this is to use DJGPP which is a fairly up to date port
of GNU C/C++ to DOS.  It already has a DPMI (go32.exe) and can use identical
Makefile etc to Linux.

 Discussion is in comp.os.msdos.djgpp

regards
        Adam

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Someone has already mentioned that you can use DJGPP; I would add to
his post that the Linux a.out format is compatible with the a.out
format used by DJGPP.  As a result you can compile and link your
application under Linux, change to DOS and use DJGPP to run it.

Be sure to link to the DJGPP C library, not the Linux one!  And be
sure to set gcc to generate a.out and not ELF.  (Apparently the next
release of DJGPP will use ELF, but it is not supported yet.)
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