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- From: pierre@la.tce.COM (Pierre Willard)
- Subject: Re: Re: How much is gcc used ?
- Message-ID: <9209021856.AA03315@_la.tce.com>
- Sender: daemon@cis.ohio-state.edu
- Reply-To: pierre@la.tce.com
- Organization: GNUs Not Usenet
- Distribution: gnu
- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 18:56:30 GMT
- Lines: 48
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- > In article <9208281718.AA18443@_la.tce.com>, pierre@la.tce.COM (Pierre Willard) writes:
- > > > I am trying to convince my boss to switch to gcc. He says that he will only
- > > > do so if :
- > > > 1. gcc has been used in a real product.
- > > > 2. It has been used with networking software, tcpip, Sun rpc, etc.
- > > > 3. It works on (yuck)PC's, esp. OS/2 and Windows.
- > >
- > > DESQview/X X11 toolkit includes GNU C Compiler !!
- > > (with DOS4GX Dos Extender).
- >
- > I suggest you check your information on this one:
- >
- > 1. the X11 toolkit includes the GNU C compiler, correct, but as of yet
- > not-quite-officially announced.
- >
- > 2. It uses go32, not dos4gx. Dos4gx is used for their 32-bit
- > programs, but not for gcc-built programs.
- >
- > 3. The gcc it includes is a verbatim copy of djgpp 1.08 (or will be).
- >
- > 4. djgpp 1.08 also includes (binary-only) the X11 toolkit, per
- > agreement with Quarterdeck.
- >
- > This arrangement between Quarterdeck and myself (author of djgpp and
- > porter of gcc to it) was to our mutual benefit, and is definitely a
- > pair of real products. Traditionally, support for this particular
- > environment (djgpp) has been at *no* cost to any user.
- >
- > Note also that I get a lot of mail from people who are using gcc
- > ported to MS-DOS to create real products (ie: sell for $$ to
- > customers) as well.
-
- Thanks for the info.
-
- To explain my previous posting, let me just quote what the 'Xploding
- the horizons of Dos' document from Quarterdeck for the developer
- conference (which was in August) :
-
- "... a complimentary DESQview/X11 toolkit is available to attendees of
- all five days of the conference - complete with GNU C compiler, O'Reilly
- reference and programming guides, Rational Systems'DOS/4GX DOS
- extender tools and Instant-C development environment. (a $750 value)."
-
- Bye
- Pierre Willard (pierre@la.tce.com)
-
- PS : do you expect a DPMI version of your go32 library ?
-
-