mTCP won't be the problem - it is already 16 bit. The problem is that FDNPKG is designed with a 32 bit address space as a base assumption. The data structures are being stored in memory and there is an assumption that the size of the data structures will be quite large.
I've discussed this with Mateusz before. While it is possible to have a package manager work as a 16 bit application, it is going to require changing the algorithms and data structures that are used. This is not just a simple port from one environment to another; parts of it require redesign and re-implementation. It is certainly doable. But it's not a straightforward porting project. On Mon, Sep 21, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Antony Gordon <cuzint...@gmail.com> wrote: > Does the TCP stack work in 16-bit? If not, you'd probably have to build it > to support loading packages from floppy disks or CDs. > > On Mon, Sep 21, 2015, 3:08 PM Bruno Félix Rezende Ribeiro < > oitofe...@gnu.org> wrote: > >> Hello, sparky4! >> >> Em Mon, 21 Sep 2015 08:07:17 -0700 (MST) >> sparky4 <spar...@cock.li> escreveu: >> >> > I am currently porting fdnpkg to 16 bit now~ >> >> Thank you for this initiative! >> >> >> -- >> ,= ,-_-. =. Bruno Félix Rezende Ribeiro (oitofelix) [0x28D618AF] >> ((_/)o o(\_)) http://oitofelix.freeshell.org/ >> `-'(. .)`-' irc://chat.freenode.org/oitofelix >> \_/ xmpp:oitofe...@riseup.net >> >> GNU ccd2cue maintainer >> GNU Savannah hacker >> GNU web translation team coordinator (Brazilian Portuguese) >> GNU audio and video maintainer >> DMOZ free software editor (Portuguese) >> UFU FAMAT PET member >> >> [GNU DISCLAIMER] I'm a GNU hacker, but my views don't necessarily >> match those of the GNU project. Hereby I express my own opinion, >> style and perception, in good faith, aiming the betterment of GNU. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-devel mailing list >> Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > >
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