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Date: Mon, 23 May 2011 03:28:00 -0400
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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT gnu DOT org>
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	(message from Jim Michaels on Sun, 22 May 2011 23:13:06 -0700 (PDT))
Subject: Re: gdb doesn't work on windows
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> From: Jim Michaels <jmichae3 AT yahoo DOT com>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Sun, 22 May 2011 23:13:06 -0700 (PDT)
> 
> the curses library that gdb is using doesn't work on windows XP's
> cmd.exe or windows command.com.

What version of GDB is that?  Are you using gdb.exe or gdbtui.exe?

FWIW, I'm using the DJGPP GDB on Windows XP and have no such
problems.  And AFAIR, building GDB for DJGPP does not require curses
at all, except perhaps for the TUI build.