On 10/26/2017 5:51 AM, David McMackins wrote: > I have been informed that gcc has a -m16 flag that actually outputs > binaries that can run in 16-bit mode. Is there then anything stopping > FreeDOS from being compiled fully with gcc? Hell no. For starters, gcc is a Linux/Unix based compiler, it works properly only in such an environment, hence such specially adaptations for other environments like DJGPP for DOS. But the fact that gcc is able to generate 16bit x86 code doesn't mean that it is capable to easily produce proper DOS executable. This question has come up in the past and so far, nobody has come up with anything but grand ideas.... > If not, why are we still using Watcom? Well, why not? It is a bit clumsy at times but beside that it works as well as the Borland compilers do. Or DeSmet C...
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