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From: dsb@mbunix.mitre.org
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Subject: Re: BC++ in protected mode -- how?
Keywords: qemm
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Date: 6 Jun 91 11:33:21 GMT
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In article <43289@fmsrl7.UUCP> hugh@slee01.srl.ford.com (Hugh Fader) writes:
>I just installed BC++. I tried to compile the windows hello world
>example but it seemed to be taking a very long time so I broke out of
>the compile. Then I remembered a discussion on this group a while back
>about how much faster compiles run in protected mode.
>
>Here's where I ran into a problem. Borland's instructions for running
>BCX, the protected mode compiler, are to run tkernel, then bcx.
>However, tkernel seems to clash with himem.sys and smartdrive.sys. If
>these are installed, when I try to run bcx I get an error message
>indicating tkernel requires 576K. I think himem.sys is giving all my
>extended memory to smartdrive.sys.
>


I suspect that you have the *exact* same problem that I had.

I believe that it is possible to do build a windows application using BC but 
it will take an order of magnitude (30-40 minutes vs. 20 seconds) more time to 
compile and link. Further my machine ran out of memory after about 20 minutes
of linking. 
You *really* want to run BCX. The agrevation getting the BC++ compiler up and
running is
well worth it. 

In order to run BCX I need to enter

tkernel hi=yes kilos=1024

If this fails (as it did on my system) you're going to need QEMM. QEMM is a
wonderful product well worth the $$.

-Scott

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