I have to admit, I'm rather confused about the gcc IA-16 thing too. Jim seems to like it a lot, but Watcom code runs on all processors too, provided you use the proper options to have it compile for the lowest common demoninator, which would be the 8086.
On Sat, 14 Dec 2024 at 11:04, Bruce Axtens via Freedos-devel <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Assuming I'm an experienced programmer (have been since 1983), > > * Port FreeDOS utilities to OpenWatcom C (our preferred C compiler) and > NASM (our preferred assembler). > > Specifically? > > * Apply some much-needed patches to the Freemacs editor > > Where's the list of fixes? > > * Write some cool edit modes for Freemacs. > > Hmm ... that's a TRAC dialect. I've been meaning to learn TRAC and > even add it to the Exercism stable. Maybe I should add MINT instead. Can > MINT be used stand-alone or only inside Freemacs? > > * Port GNU utilities to FreeDOS, such as using IA-16 GCC (IA-16 GCC > requires a '386 or better to compile, but programs compiled with IA-16 > GCC run on all CPUs) or DJGPP (might be the only option for some larger > programs). > > Hang on, a moment ago you were asking for FreeDOS utilities to be > ported to OpenWatcom C. What's with the GCC/DJGPP? > > * Create a new alternative shell, similar to COMMAND.COM but with > expanded BAT programming. > > So like Windows's CMD.EXE with FOR /L and FOR /D and FOR /F etc? > > * Volunteer to become the maintainer for a program that doesn't have an > active developer. > > Hmm ... sound masochistic. That'd be quite a few programs, no? > > > -Bruce. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
