Hi, On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 3:03 PM, Alain Mouette <ala...@pobox.com> wrote: > > Em 04-05-2011 16:45, Bart Oldeman escreveu: >> >> I had to use some of the kernel build infrastructure to be able to >> still also build with Turbo C(++). Writing portable DOS makefiles >> causes all sorts of funny restrictions, esp. dealing with Turbo C 2.01 >> make: it cannot do command line redirection. > > Why not use some other make, like gmake? so freedos only compiles with > it and the mess is fixed (at least partialy)? > > This make problem has been a nightmare around here too ;-)
IIRC, there was a real-mode GNU Make 3.71 or such a long time ago. I remember I archived it (on my old P166), but I never bothered with it much. So it may not be perfect, but it does exist! Perhaps found at GNUish mirror sites. (Dmake also exists, but I doubt it's better. Oops, forgot OpenWatcom has WmakeR [real mode] now too.) BTW, Bart, were you ever cc'd in that email of mine a long time ago re: FDISK's makefile problems? IIRC, it was regarding long cmdlines > 126 bytes that I quoted from an old Turbo C++ 1.0 book. Okay, maybe that's not totally relevant, but I can forward it if interested (or look up similar). I realize that TC 2.01 is slightly different, maybe more limited, but hey, it can't hurt for reference. Just sayin' .... P.S. Bart, thanks for your efforts over the years. I know that's not much from me, but .... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ WhatsUp Gold - Download Free Network Management Software The most intuitive, comprehensive, and cost-effective network management toolset available today. Delivers lowest initial acquisition cost and overall TCO of any competing solution. http://p.sf.net/sfu/whatsupgold-sd _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel