From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Erich Stefan Boleyn To: dj@stealth.ctron.com (DJ Delorie) Cc: gas2@cygnus.com, bfd@cygnus.com Subject: Re: traditional Intel & Microsoft formats... Date: Wed, 09 Nov 1994 11:56:00 -0000 Message-id: <199411091958.LAA20778@uruk.org> References: <9411091835.AA22133@delorie> X-SW-Source: 1994/msg00166.html > It's like having a Unix compiler that can't produce X programs. Djgpp > can build text-based programs, but can't build graphics programs > (Win32s or NT) because it can't generate the executable (it's > different than a command-line executable). I personally think this part of Misrosoft's strategy is a pain... I'm glad this is being worked on! (I already saw the "winnt" preliminary configuration for GCC 2.6.1) > Well, I think man-months or less, assuming you already know the file > formats and basic linking theory. This doesn't include the resource > compiler that you'll need to write to go along with the library, which > is probably another few man-months. Much different estimate here! Are you/others already planning this? > The obj and lib is straight unix COFF. It's just the executable > that's weird. That's the impression I received as well from the docs I've read. The object and library formats being straight COFF certainly will simplify things. Erich -- Erich Stefan Boleyn \__ E-mail (preferred): Mathematician, Software Engineer \__ home #: +1 (503) 226-0741 Mad Genius wanna-be, CyberMuffin \_ phys loc: 924 S.W. 16th Ave, #202 Motto: "I'll live forever or die trying" \ Portland, OR, USA 97205