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From: bright@dataioDataio.UUCP (Walter Bright)
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Subject: Re: Query: can MS C generate .COM files?
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Date: Tue, 13-May-86 15:58:02 EDT
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hIn article <1045@well.UUCP> ljz@well.UUCP (Lloyd Zusman) writes:
>In article <2479@pogo.UUCP> maybee@pogo.UUCP (Joe Maybee) writes:
>>It is possible, using MS C, to generate an .EXE
>>file that can be converted to a .COM file?
>Microsoft will *sell* you the source code to this module for $500.00 (!!)
>if you want to modify it so that you can create a .COM file.  This is
>another example of what, in my opinion, is a user-hostile attitude on
>the part of Microsoft.  Lattice C and others not only *give* you the
>source to this startup module, but will give you the source to an
>alternate startup module expressly for producing .COM files.
>If anyone has been able to get more
>satisfaction from Microsoft on this than I have, then I'd love to
>see a posting of how to do this .COM file thing.

Using Datalight C, you can generate .COM files with a command line option:

	DLC -mc program

Complete sources to the library and startup modules is also provided.