On my system (Dell laptop with 1.2GHz CPU, 1GB memory, Fedora Core 6) it takes less than a second after I type "xdosemu" for XDOSEmu to boot FreeDOS and bring up a C:\> prompt. And since I'm running DOS from inside Linux, there's no dual-booting involved.
But, it's a matter of personal choice. -jh On 3/19/07, me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If I run freedos from dosemu I lose the boot speed.That's one reason I dual > boot because freedos boots fast. That and because I don't have to manually > mount drives. > > I only have 75mb left on the dos partition ,so I don't want to install a > compiler.Besides I keep all my development stuff in linux, > > Anyway ,this would be the most convenient for me. > I may have to do something less convenient. > > thanks > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jim Hall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 8:30 AM > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Linux freedos cross compiler > > > > Since you run Linux, consider DOSEmu to boot FreeDOS. I do this on my > > system. It allows me to do most/all my development activities on > > Linux, but do the final compile under FreeDOS. The default on DOSEmu > > is _not_ to use a drive image, so it just reads/writes in your Linux > > $HOME. My DOSEmu C: drive is > > $HOME/Applications/freedos/dosemu/freedos/, for example. > > > > That makes it very easy to use emacs or whatever programmer's editor > > to edit your source files directly from Linux. If your programs don't > > require DOS interrupts or a specific DOS library (or if you can > > emulate that with a similar library under Linux) then you can do all > > your test compiles and debugging under Linux with gcc. I still > > recommend doing a final compile under FreeDOS, using OpenWatcom or > > your favorite compiler. > > > > On 3/19/07, me <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> I want to develop freedos programs in linux ,since I already have all my > >> development stuff there.I don't know whether to ask in a linux forum of > >> freedos.I found instructions for building a cross compiler here. > >> > >> http://www.delorie.com/howto/djgpp/linux-x-djgpp.html > >> > >> But the instructions are pretty old and I can't find djcrx202.zip from a > >> reliable source. If I can't cross compile ,will cygwin work on > >> freedos?Freedos only has a few Mb left on the partition so I don't want > >> to > >> install another compiler.Does anyone have other options? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
