> before I started writing on FreeDOS. I think this compiler might even be > better than the one I am currently using (turbo C++ 1.01).
Well, I did some testing and its C library is severly limited and non-standard, and the code it produces seems much larger than Turbo C[++] (4kb for a simple void main(void){return;} program; OpenWatcom is about 1 kb). However, with a more standard C library, it might be OK. > > It would be nice if all the code from FreeDOS could be compiled with the > compiler given in the distribution. Maybe all code should be transitioned to > openwatcom then. > I would say so, yes. I've had success in porting several of the utilities to OpenWatcom. > The problem may then be that openwatcom is not GPL licensed. And it is still > controlled by a big company that would most likely not want to listen to > issues from the FreeDOS project. > The license is less restrictive than the GPL; it allows commercial use and linking to its c libraries statically without needing to distribute the C library source code. > About the borland compatibility, I don't think it is anywhere near. But then > again my utilities don't use a lot of library functions anyway. -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel