Bernd Blaauw wrote: > My issues are the following: > - which djdev version to get? 2.03 or 2.04? been using 2.04
Whatever fits. ;-) If 2.04 works for you, keep it. I'm also using djdev204. > - which gcc family to get? 3.xx or 4.xx? been using 4.xx Whatever fits. ;-) If 4.x.x works for you, keep it. I'm using GCC 3.4.4 and 4.2.3 switchable by a batch file. > - which binaries to get (those closest to readme.msdos file listing, or > the very latest? DJGPP ftp site is confusing as well) been using very > latest. Whatever fits. ;-) I'm using the very latest tools. > - cannot compile anything later than 2.01.01a11 (very latest is > 2.01.01a38). Either makefile broke or something else? "cannot compile" is a very bad error description. Please reveal more details! > - no idea how to speciy i386 (dos/djgpp) as target for maximum > compatibility. Currently ending up with "pc-i786-ms-dos-djgpp" I don't understand. What is it for? > - ending up with COFF .exe file requiring CWSDPMI.EXE as a separate > program. > - unable to attach (EXE2COFF CDRECORD.EXE ; COPY /B CWSDSTUB.EXE + > CDRECORD CDRECORD.EXE) STUB, at least the binary won't load anymore. Did you try another (D)OS? It loads fine for me on Windows 2000 command prompt. > - binary's disk size is huge, any way to reduce? using UPX somewhere? at > which point? What do you mean by "huge"? > Getting help from the original author might be difficult, but guess I could > contact him to mention I > can't compile recent/latest versions with a toolchain that (partially) works > for older releases? I think, you really should ask Joerg for help, because all this smake/libschily stuff is very confusing. Don't know why he claims, it's better than GNU Make/autoconf. Robert Riebisch -- BTTR Software http://www.bttr-software.de/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
