2 Compiling and installing dosemu

The installation instructions are in the file, "QuickStart", included in the distribution.

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There is a bug in the makefile of dosemu 0.52. The makefile expects the source to be located in /usr/src/dosemu????. Either install the source under /usr/src or try make clean ; make config ; make dep ; make all.

Of course, this is not the only possible reason (see below).

a.k.a. Top Ten Stupid Mistakes installing dosemu (7/9/94)

1. Don't read the QuickStart Guide.
2. Try to compile with a kernel older than 1.0.8.
3. Try to compile with an *unpatched* kernel >= 1.0.8.
4. Try to compile with a kernel older than 1.1.12.
5. Use dosemu with a kernel that does not have IPC compiled in.
6. Compile with gcc older than 2.5.8 or libc older than 4.5.21.
7. Forget to edit your /etc/dosemu.conf file.
8. Forget to run "FDISK /mbr" on your hdimage.
9. Forget to run "mkpartition" when using partition access.
10. Don't compile dosemu with sufficient priveledges (i.e., root).

[Please send me your stupid mistakes for inclusion in this list. I promise you will remain anonymous. ;-)]