Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP packages

Hi Paul, The “unstable” versions of DJGPP are now available in the Unstable/Latest download repository on ibiblio and with FDNPKG. https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/unstable/pkg-html/group-devel.html

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP packages

Jerome said: >We could limit the release media to a much smaller set of packages. Leaving >everything else only online to be downloaded by end users as needed. FDNPKG seems to pull from https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/latest/ ... and not been related to RBE

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP package versions in FreeDOS 1.2RC2

Hi, On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 11:58 PM, Andris Pavenis wrote: > > Is there any good reason why RC2 contains ancient versions of DJGPP packages? No good reason (AFAIK), just lack of time from myself and others. --

[Freedos-devel] DJGPP package versions in FreeDOS 1.2RC2

Is there any good reason why RC2 contains ancient versions of DJGPP packages? - DJGPP v2.05 release is out already for a year, but RC2 contains old 2.03 - Other DJGPP package versions are also outdated like gcc-4.7.1, binutils-2.22.1, gdb-7.5 and perhaps more. Current versions of DJGPP ports of

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build

questions for FreeDOS developers. Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 6:59 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build Hi Falco, just uploaded the Mplayer binary archive to my google code web site: https://nanox-microwindows-nxlib-fltk-for-dos.googlecode.com/files/mpbin.7z

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build

ed > out to be more difficult than expected so I did not finish that. > > Georg > > - Original Message - > *From:* Zoltán Bacskó > *To:* Technical discussion and questions for FreeDOS > developers. > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:57 PM > *Subject:* Re:

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build

Hi Falco, just uploaded the Mplayer binary archive to my google code web site: https://nanox-microwindows-nxlib-fltk-for-dos.googlecode.com/files/mpbin.7z Georg -- See everything from the browser to the database with App

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build

: Zoltán Bacskó To: Technical discussion and questions for FreeDOS developers. Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:57 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build Hi Georg, It's me again :) But now something completely different. Although I could not find mplayer in XF

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build

Hi Georg, It's me again :) But now something completely different. Although I could not find mplayer in XFDOS I have found DILLO for DOS and I really like it. This is the best DOS based browser that I have tried so far. (There are not many but I think better than Arachne). But I have found a bug i

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build

Hi Georg, Thanks again for the link, but I have a problem. Maybe I'm too inadvertent but I could not find any traces of Khusraw's version of MPlayer in the package ( more precisely I could not find any version of mplayer). I have downloaded both the iso and hard disk version (xfdos20h.zip

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build

Thank you both for the infos and the links ! Best Regards: falco On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 10:33 PM, Georg Potthast wrote: > I have included Khusraw's version of MPlayer in my XFDOS package: > > > http://code.google.com/p/nanox-microwindows-nxlib-fltk-for-dos/downloads/list > > You could copy it

[Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build

I have included Khusraw's version of MPlayer in my XFDOS package: http://code.google.com/p/nanox-microwindows-nxlib-fltk-for-dos/downloads/list You could copy it from the hard disk version. Georg -- See everything fro

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build

Hi, On Tue, Jul 16, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Zoltán Bacskó wrote: > > I have found this forum topic lately: > > http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/mix_entry.php?id=11001 > > It's not too old considering DOS stuff, but the links to sources/binaries > are already dead. > (why mediafire links?) Dunno, a lot

[Freedos-devel] DJGPP Mplayer build

Hi, I have found this forum topic lately: http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/mix_entry.php?id=11001 It's not too old considering DOS stuff, but the links to sources/binaries are already dead. (why mediafire links?) If someone could send a working mirror to this DJGPP Mplayer build + HDA sound card

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

With the clib extension I am working on, long filenames will be supported, and with entirely 8086 code. So it is not necessary to switch to DJGPP to get long filename support. On 10/1/06, Johnson Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 12:36:21 +0200 (CEST), you wrote: > > Hi, > > >Fu

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Editor 1.3 on FreeDOS/XM and we all > know about NE's fast screen writes (I've seen snow on many a CGA monitor)... > > Well there are my thoughts, but what happens with FreeDOS/32 and ReactOS? > > -T > > --- Original Message - > From: "Lyrical Nanoha"

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

t; >From: Alain M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Monday, October 2, 2006 07:05 PM > >To: freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > >Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp > > > >> Isn't there a stdio95.lib or something that's GPL and provides the LFN >

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

>-Original Message- >From: Alain M. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, October 2, 2006 07:05 PM >To: freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp > >> Isn't there a stdio95.lib or something that's GPL and provides the L

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Hi! 2-Окт-2006 13:41 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (TG) wrote to : T> I remember hearing something about that...the far pointer thing...But what T> version of GCC was that? I'm sure if DJGPP is using the latest compiler T> (4.x) that has to be fixed by now. >> not want to do it. Specially djgpp that has prob

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Hi! 2-Окт-2006 08:12 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Imre Leber) wrote to freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net: IL> why implement io95 IL> in every tool if you can do it once in the c library. If you implement io95 _once_ (like C RTLs implemented once), then you may _reuse_ it in every tool. See the diff

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

ober 02, 2006 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp >> Isn't there a stdio95.lib or something that's GPL and provides the LFN >> stuff? > > What would really help is a tutorial or example of how to use STDIO95 > for FreeDOS utilities, just like there is one

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

> Isn't there a stdio95.lib or something that's GPL and provides the LFN > stuff? What would really help is a tutorial or example of how to use STDIO95 for FreeDOS utilities, just like there is one for CATS. Then the compiler issue should be just ... another issue. The real hard fact is that c

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

>-Original Message- >From: Johnson Lam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2006 11:35 AM >To: freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >Cc: freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp > >On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:48:35 +000

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

On Sun, 1 Oct 2006, Imre Leber wrote: > >> -Original Message- >> From: Lyrical Nanoha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2006 02:28 PM >> To: freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >> Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp >> >>

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Hello Lyrical, Lyrical Nanoha wrote: >>> DR-DOS still works on an 8086. >> I do appreciate your helpful suggestions, but at the same time you seem >> to suggest that 8086 compatibility should not be a priority for FreeDOS. > You read the opposite of what I intended to mean (see below). Right, so

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

>-Original Message- >From: Lyrical Nanoha [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2006 02:28 PM >To: freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp > >On Sun, 1 Oct 2006, Johnson Lam wrote: > >> On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:48

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

On Sun, 1 Oct 2006 12:36:21 +0200 (CEST), you wrote: Hi, >Fully ACK! As PM apps tend to be much larger than their 8086 counterpart, >FreeDOS would waste a lot of memory without a benefit. In my humble opinion, the road is clear. Keep the good old DOS traditional "external command" 8086 compatib

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Салям! 1-Окт-2006 14:10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Joris van Rantwijk) wrote to freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net: JvR> on 16-bit, just provide it as a target.) Some work has been done on a JvR> 16-bit target for GCC; Without support for "far" and "near" extensions/keywords, this work (almost) us

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

On Sun, 1 Oct 2006, Joris van Rantwijk wrote: > Lyrical Nanoha wrote: >> On Sat, 30 Sep 2006, Joris van Rantwijk wrote: >>> For me, a FreeDOS that does not properly run on a real PC is utterly >>> useless. > >> DR-DOS still works on an 8086. ROM-DOS works on an 80186 (but not an >> 8086). I thin

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

On Sun, 1 Oct 2006, Johnson Lam wrote: > On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:48:35 +, you wrote: > > Hi Imre, > >> After having an extensive private chat with Eric. I was wondering what >> the overall interest of the project would be to move the FreeDOS >> utilities to a DJGPP based platform. > > Eric al

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Lyrical Nanoha wrote: > On Sat, 30 Sep 2006, Joris van Rantwijk wrote: >>For me, a FreeDOS that does not properly run on a real PC is utterly >>useless. > DR-DOS still works on an 8086. ROM-DOS works on an 80186 (but not an > 8086). I think even RxDOS will run on an 8086, but its compatibility

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Hi! 30-Сен-2006 21:54 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (TG) wrote to : T> (386 is the baseline for LFN anyways, right), Wrong. - Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Johnson Lam wrote: > Which first, 8086 or 80386. If the program don't need to mess with > memory, why not keep it 8086 based? Fully ACK! As PM apps tend to be much larger than their 8086 counterpart, FreeDOS would waste a lot of memory without a benefit. If someone wants a true PM OS, why would

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 19:03:12 -0400 (EDT), you wrote: >DR-DOS still works on an 8086. ROM-DOS works on an 80186 (but not an >8086). I think even RxDOS will run on an 8086, but its compatibility >leaves much to be desired. If FreeDOS were to go 386-only... then someone >might fork it to keep i

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 11:48:35 +, you wrote: Hi Imre, >After having an extensive private chat with Eric. I was wondering what the >overall interest of the project would be to move the FreeDOS utilities to a >DJGPP based platform. Eric always have long talk, most of them useful but the talk

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

> Sometimes these concerns are waved away with the argument that pre-386 > systems are not used anymore except by hobbyists. My reply to that is > that FreeDOS itself is not used by anybody except hobbyists. Kicking > out everybody with old hardware and emulators sounds like a bad move. No, please

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

>-Original Message- >From: TG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Sunday, October 1, 2006 03:54 AM >To: freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp > >Hmmm...lets see... > >FreeDOS compiled with DJGPP... > >The OS can boot the s

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

> My reply to that is >that FreeDOS itself is not used by anybody except hobbyists. If you mean hobyists with a 8086 computer, then I'd have to say: "Have you spent time on planet earth lately?" Everybody, and I mean everybody, is talking about us right now (I have even seen it come up in for

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Lyrical Nanoha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp > On Sat, 30 Sep 2006, Joris van Rantwijk wrote: > >> On Sat, Sep 30, 2006 at 11:48:35AM +, Imre Leber wrote: >>> After having an extensive priva

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

On Sat, 30 Sep 2006, Joris van Rantwijk wrote: > On Sat, Sep 30, 2006 at 11:48:35AM +, Imre Leber wrote: >> After having an extensive private chat with Eric. I was wondering >> what the overall interest of the project would be to move the FreeDOS >> utilities to a DJGPP based platform. > > Do

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

On Sat, Sep 30, 2006 at 11:48:35AM +, Imre Leber wrote: > After having an extensive private chat with Eric. I was wondering > what the overall interest of the project would be to move the FreeDOS > utilities to a DJGPP based platform. Does this imply that FreeDOS would become a 32-bit OS and

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

>-Original Message- >From: tom ehlert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 03:03 PM >To: 'Imre Leber' >Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp > >>>> And Jim said >>>> repeatetly that he wants us to move into

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

>>> And Jim said >>> repeatetly that he wants us to move into 32 and 64 bit programming. >>64 Bit ? >>you forgot multithreading + multiprocessor support ;) >> > We've got plenty of multithreading. Check the cd again. what exactly ? 'see the CD' isn't exactly helpful Tom ---

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

I have always had problem being able to establish a permanent handle to lower memory with 32 bit DJGPP. It seems that you need to create a new one every time you access the lower memory since the handle seems to become invalid at the strangest moments. This is quite tedious. Imre Leber wrote: >

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

>-Original Message- >From: tom ehlert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Saturday, September 30, 2006 02:25 PM >To: 'Imre Leber' >Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp > >Hello Imre, > >> After having an extensive private chat with Eric. I was wonde

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Hello Imre, > After having an extensive private chat with Eric. I was wondering > what the overall interest of the project would be to move the > FreeDOS utilities to a DJGPP based platform. Thumbs down. > This would give us full LFN support for free. it should be easy to move the DJGPP librarie

Re: [Freedos-devel] djgpp

Yes, I agree! Bbut I don't think, that all utitlities needs to be converted. But DJGPP and Open-Watcom should become the "Free-DOS compilers". More "GNU programs" could be included into Free-DOS. bye, Flo On Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:48:35 +0200, Imre Leber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > After

[Freedos-devel] djgpp

After having an extensive private chat with Eric. I was wondering what the overall interest of the project would be to move the FreeDOS utilities to a DJGPP based platform. This would give us full LFN support for free. And Jim said repeatetly that he wants us to move into 32 and 64 bit program

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Wesley Parish escreveu: I'm wondering what the advantage of choosing any one particular C compiler over the rest, might be. (Admittedly, one major advantage of DJGPP and OpenWatcom is portability, which TurboC/C++ doesn't have; nobody's every ported BCC to anything other than a *DOS that I'm

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

IMHO, both are needed: DJGPP is perfect for compiling Unix tools. Openwatcom is very good for new or simple programs. Porting from Borland to OpenWatcom is ususaly not too dificult. I have a lib of functions for OW that contain all the screen functions, this is the worst part of converting. If

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

On Mon, 29 Aug 2005 03:21, Blair Campbell wrote: > > > Is OpenWatcom's DOS compiler 16-bit DPMI too? > > No. Openwatcom is only capable of producing straight 16-bit apps or > 32-bit DPMI apps. I'm wondering, does anyone have a set of test apps that can test the comparative performances of the

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

> Please excuse my cluelessness here. I know DJGPP is great for > porting Unix tools, but with regards to OpenWatcom, does it lack in > the area of the C libraries or is it just the need for sh/bash, sed, > and other things used in the make process? Not that it matters, I was > just wondering!

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Hi Blair, > Why not supply OpenWatcom instead? It's freely distributable. OpenWatcom is already supplied, but DJGPP is much more useful for porting GNU utilities or linux programs to DOS (like DOSFSCK in the Base FreeDOS diskset, and many games using the allegro library). Please excuse my clu

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

djgpp may not be good for the kernal programming but I can't think of a better platform for applications programming.  I know that there are those who are more into Freedos as an antique excersize in programming. However, Many comercial utilities use some form of dos as a spingboard for bootable CD

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Hi, Florian Xaver escribió: Ghostscript is in the next release but LaTeX is HUGE (at least on linux), and I'm not considering it at present. I don't think, that LaTeX is very usefull for the _common_ FreeDOS user/developer. Well, I have been using it for years, and would be very glad, per

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Hi, Blair Campbell escribió: almost 100% TP-compatible code), perhaps GhostScript, the DJGPP LaTeX Ghostscript is in the next release but LaTeX is HUGE (at least on linux), and I'm not considering it at present. Ok, good work anyway. But have you seen the DJGPP-LaTeX? I seem to remember it

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:57:55 +0100 (BST), you wrote: Hi Alex, >> You just hit *the*kernel* of the problem. In "C" many people can help, >> if it gets to asm, we will get dependent on one person. > >Yeah, it's a common tradeoff. Why not use Linux instead? :o) (that's a >joke) I've been challeng

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Hello Alex, It's still x86, so why not recode some of the bits in x86 assembler? any reason why YOU don't do it ? I might. But whether I've got the peservance to stick with it remains to be seen. You just hit *the*kernel* of the problem. In "C" many people can help, if it gets to as

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Arkady V.Belousov escreveu: A> - OpenWatcom has a lot of BC's DOS's functions, or one of the BC's A> functions to do the same. OW is highly QC/MSC compatible, compatability with BC was never planned. :( but I have used it to some extent and MANY BC31's exclusive functions are available

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Hello Alex, > It's still x86, so why not recode some of the bits in x86 assembler? any reason why YOU don't do it ? tom --- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Develo

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Hi! 19-Авг-2005 10:02 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Alain) wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: A> - OpenWatcom has a lot of BC's DOS's functions, or one of the BC's A> functions to do the same. OW is highly QC/MSC compatible, compatability with BC was never planned. :(

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Hello Alex, Friday, August 19, 2005, 10:48:17 PM, you wrote: > On Fri, 19 Aug 2005, tom ehlert wrote: >> Hello Alain, >> It should provide its own library routines so it's easy to use different compilers. >> >>> I believe that if somone is *really* motivated, this can be done. >>> >

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 15:21:18 +0200, you wrote: Hi, >talking is silver, coding is gold ;) Appreciate this. Rgds, Johnson. --- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Deve

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Hello Alain, >> It should provide its >> own library routines so it's easy to use different compilers. > I believe that if somone is *really* motivated, this can be done. > > But it would still be a lot of work... it's MUCH less work then writing FreeCOM in the first place - by several orders o

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

That's great! I also would like to see FreeCOM compileable with OpenWatcom. This will also allow it to be 386-optimized as well as allow compilation on a free compiler :). It's a bit tricky because FreeCOM relies on library functions only used with Borland's compilers, which IMHO, is wro

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Florian Xaver wrote: > Have everybody tried to use the latest GhostScript (for Windows) with an > extender and win32-emulator like HX or WDOSX? We (Jochen, Michal, me) are already in the process of patching/compiling the latest version for Open WATCOM. But give us some more weeks. (Holidays, ...)

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

> Ui...i thought, that it is only a command line program. I remembered, > that it only converted files...do you mean, that it uses Windows-Stuff > for converting or that it can make it visible now? It can convert, and also it can view PS and PDF. -

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

You are welcome to try, but it probably requires Windows-specific graphics stuff and besides, I am including GS for DOS 7.05 in the next ISO, which is MUCH improved over the GS 5.xx for DOS available from the GS homepage. Ui...i thought, that it is only a command line program. I remembered, tha

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

> Have everybody tried to use the latest GhostScript (for Windows) with an > extender and win32-emulator like HX or WDOSX? You are welcome to try, but it probably requires Windows-specific graphics stuff and besides, I am including GS for DOS 7.05 in the next ISO, which is MUCH improved over the G

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Ghostscript is in the next release but LaTeX is HUGE (at least on linux), and I'm not considering it at present. I don't think, that LaTeX is very usefull for the _common_ FreeDOS user/developer. Bye, Flo -- Unofficial Dr-DOS page SWORD - GUI for DOS

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Aitor Santamaría Merino wrote: almost 100% TP-compatible code), perhaps GhostScript, the DJGPP LaTeX Have everybody tried to use the latest GhostScript (for Windows) with an extender and win32-emulator like HX or WDOSX? Bye, Flo -- Unofficial Dr-DOS page SWORD - GUI f

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

That's great! I also would like to see FreeCOM compileable with OpenWatcom. This will also allow it to be 386-optimized as well as allow compilation on a free compiler :). Now i want to say thank you to all FreeCOM developers. I am using the latest on besides 4DOS, if 4DOS is too big (on boo

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Johnson Lam escreveu: Disk 1 - FreeDOS core and "base software" (must have!) This could even be made smaller than 193Mb to fit ina MINI-CD ;-) Disk 2 - Other GPL DOS Software (option) Alain --- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:08:17 +0200, you wrote: Hi Aitor, >My personal opinion is that there should be the core and most useful >apps in a single big package. Perhaps you should consider this an >"additional" package, and release two CDs: one small without aditional >things, one big with the ad

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

> There's also some other great GPL DOS Software (for additional > packages), such as FreePascal Already included > almost 100% TP-compatible code), perhaps GhostScript, the DJGPP LaTeX Ghostscript is in the next release but LaTeX is HUGE (at least on linux), and I'm not considering it at presen

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

My personal opinion is that there should be the core and most useful apps in a single big package. Perhaps you should consider this an "additional" package, and release two CDs: one small without aditional things, one big with the additional things. There's also some other great GPL DOS Software

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

> FreeCOM needs a lot of work to make it compilable with OpenWatcom but I > think it's worthwhile doing. I've made a good start but it's likely to > take a long time. That's great! I also would like to see FreeCOM compileable with OpenWatcom. This will also allow it to be 386-optimized as well a

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

> I thought so. However, OpenWatcom won't build FreeCOM, what other > compilers is supplied on the ISO image that can build it? FreeCOM only builds on Turbo|Borland C[++], as far as I know, and none of these are redistributable (even the free ones available from the Borland museum).

Re: [Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

> Why not supply OpenWatcom instead? It's freely distributable. OpenWatcom is already supplied, but DJGPP is much more useful for porting GNU utilities or linux programs to DOS (like DOSFSCK in the Base FreeDOS diskset, and many games using the allegro library). > Can DJGPP compile FreeCOM and th

[Freedos-devel] DJGPP on FreeDOS LiveCDs

Hi all! I'm considering adding DJGPP to my FreeDOS ISOs and would like the opinion of everyone. This is a big change as it will probably add at least 50 MB to the size of the ISO. If I do end up adding it, should it be on the livecd? What components should be available? Should it be available

[Freedos-devel] DJGPP users: upload DOS binary of SVGATextMode please

Hi, could somebody with DJGPP around provide us with a binary of SVGATextMode 1.10 (stm,exe)? I just updated my Linux binary by downloading the binary tgz (blush)... http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/utils/console/ When reading the documentation, I found out that you can even compile it for DOS!