Re: 'The system cannot execute the specified program' (again)


finally brought some insight that djgpp uses a 16-bit stub that will make
any 32bit program _look_ like a 16 bit app for MSDOS.

True.

Very true, and just an insanity for 2008.

Not at all. DJGPP is a *dos* compiler. NOT A WINDOWS COMPILER. NOT
A UNIX COMPILER. IT'S A DOS COMPILER. This is key to understanding
why it does the things it does - it's designed to produce programs
that run under DOS. Not Windows. Not Unix. If you want Windows, use
MinGW - it's the same tools as DJGPP, but for Windows. If you want
Unix, use a native GCC for Unix. Same tools, different target. If
you don't want to build DOS programs, DON'T USE DJGPP. It's the wrong
tool for you.

I guess so. And that *MUST* happen someday, otherwise DJGPP will - see other
post - be merely an application for some old-time hardware enthusiasts.

That's exactly what DJGPP is.

Since it will be simply silly to try hard at all costs to comply with, say,
MSDOS 6.22 in 2010.

You want MinGW or Linux.
.

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