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From: dj@ctron.com (DJ Delorie)
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Subject: Re: What does DJGPP do?
Keywords: DJGPP, Compiler
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Date: 3 Jun 91 13:27:41 GMT
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In article <1991Jun1.233033.22072@watdragon.waterloo.edu>, rwsoukoreff@trillium.waterloo.edu (Rob Soukoreff) writes:
> I've seen the recent series of articles about DJGPP, the GPP Compiler
> for "MSDOS 386".  My question is simply:  What does that mean?
> 
> Is there a special Extender that makes changes vanilla MSDOS into
> MSDOS 386?  Does this mean MSDOS can be made to do Multitasking,
> or handle Virtual memory?
> 
> Does the DJGPP Compiler allow access to the real 386 functions, like
> Multitasking, or Vritual memory?
> 
> In short, what's the distinction between this "386 GPP Compiler", and
> a Non 386 GPP Compiler?

Sorry about being vague.  Here's the scoop:

"djgpp" is a combinartion of a DOS extender, which allows DOS to run
32-bit 80386 programs, and a port of GNU's g++ compiler.  Together,
they form a 32-bit development environment for 386/DOS users.  It does
not provide multitasking, but does provide virtual memory and 32-bit
ints and such.

For more information, get the readme, which details it's functionality
and uses.

DJ
dj@ctron.com