Mail Archives: djgpp/1996/11/03/03:52:38
On 1 Nov 1996, Joel Hardy wrote:
> I tried to use DJGPP for Windows programs, but RSX just didn't cut
> it (especially with the GPL). I want to get rid of MSVC, but I need to
> program a little for Windows. I'd love to add Windows support to DJGPP,
> but I'm running a bit low on info and time. I know the Windows .EXE file
> format a little, but it will take MUCH more than that to get anything
> working (e.g. imports/exports in libraries for DLLs). Does anybody want
> to help me? Once DJGPP supports Windows, there's no reason (except for
> parts of C++ being under the GPL) that DJGPP wouldn't become one of the
> most popular C compilers (think about it: if it had basically the same
While I cannot unfortunately get myself involved in the above project
(mainly because I don't know enough about Windows intricacies), I would
like to point out that IMHO this is a very important initiative and I
urge everybody who can take part in such a project to do so. As many
others, I have come to not trust an environment which doesn't make its
sources readily available, mainly because without sources, there are
bugs/problems which you cannot solve. Making DJGPP compatible with
Windows programming means bringing free tools to an environment which
currently lacks them (give or take the Cygnus project).
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