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From: pnl@hpfinote.HP.COM (Peter Lim)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Zortech C++ (ZDB) / Windows 3.0 DPMI
Message-ID: <36630002@hpfinote.HP.COM>
Date: 13 Aug 90 19:15:53 GMT
Organization: Hewlett Packard CICD
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I've got a few replies and read the Zortech C++ readme note. So, I'm
pretty convinced that the DOS extender version of Zortech C++ works
under Windows 3.0 enhanced mode. The readme note also says that
Rational DOS extender is compatible with DPMI. Sounds great.

However, it is not the case with ZDB, the Zortech C++ debugger.
Trying to start ZDBV86 under Windows 3.0 will get a message say,
"Alreadu in virtual 86 mode.". And ZDBV86 will abort. Trying ZDB286
or ZDB286X is even worse. Windows complains of protection violation.
And in some occasion, the whole system hangs !

Does this mean that Zortech wrote the debugger using a different DOS
extender ? Does this mean that Zortech C++ is specially hacked to become
compatible with Windows 3.0 ? Does this mean that Rational DOS extender
is not totally compatible with DPMI after all ?

What gives ?  Any taker ?


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