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From: louk@tslwat.UUCP (Lou Kates)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc,alt.msdos.programmer
Subject: Re: 386 instructions
Message-ID: <121@tslwat.UUCP>
Date: 12 Jan 90 13:55:08 GMT
References: <13346@garnet.BBN.COM> <580@watserv1.waterloo.edu>
Reply-To: louk@tslwat.UUCP (Lou Kates)
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In article <580@watserv1.waterloo.edu> batman@watsci.UUCP (Marcell Stoer) writes:
>In article <13346@garnet.BBN.COM> hlison@bbn.com (Herb Lison) writes:
>>Does anyone know if there are any compiler options with MSC5.1 which
>>let the compiler generate 386 specific instructions where appropriate.
>>The documentation I have only shows the /G2 option for generating
>>286 code.  Specifically, it would be nice to take advantage of

One reply mentions that Microsoft C does not generate 386 code but that 
Watcom and Metaware can and that these can allow you to pass the 640K
limit.   Its true that you can't generate 386 code on Microsoft C but
if the problem is that you need to exceed the 640K limit then you could use
the 286 code option and run the result under the Eclipse OS/286 DOS
extender which will allow you to run Microsoft C programs up to 16 MB
large on a 286 or 386.   If you are using a 386 then you will likely want
their 386 version OS/386 which will also allow you to run 286 generated
code from Microsoft C.

Lou Kates, ...!watmath!looking!tslwat!louk, 519-725-0277