2018-08-24 2:01 GMT+08:00 Ralf Quint <freedos...@gmail.com>: > On 8/23/2018 7:47 AM, Roy Tam wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> Since Digital Mars C/C++ compiler can target DOS16, and they >> relicensed compiler in Boost license, which is more "free" than >> license that OpenWatcom uses currently, I wonder if core components >> like kernel, FreeCOM, or accessories like EDIT can be compiled with >> DMC? >
https://github.com/DigitalMars/dmc/commit/9a774f3f2b3227fd416ec3a83cb9eb8f8751425f > Do you have a link stating that Walter Bright changed the license on his > C(++) compiler? > All I see on his web site is the same as it was when I downloaded the last > version about a year ago. And that means you still have to pay $59 to get > the source code for the compiler, which I think, regardless of license, > doesn't really qualify as ' more "free" than OpenWatcom'... > > On 8/23/2018 7:59 AM, Tom Ehlert wrote: >> >> long time ago (before even WATCOM existed as a free compiler), I tried >> this and failed, as some critically required segment directives were >> missing. 15 years later, this may have changed. >> >> good luck when trying this. > > Having known and used the Zortech/Zorland compiler "way back when...", I > looked into the re-release of the Digital Mars compiler (<10 years ago) and > it worked just fine for "regular" programs, though I did not try to use it > against the kernel or FreeCOM. > But then the source code for the compiler isn't openly available and hence a > lot of those infected with the Stallman virus would object anyway, so I have > not looked any further into it, beside occasionally downloading a newer > version of the C compiler and the DOS related libraries... > > Ralf > > Ralf > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
