It is okay, it is not an issue. But I did learn a bit about how DOS emulation works... from you and Viktor. We intend to just compile for Win32 and no DOS16 stuff.. so we shouldn't have to worry I don't think.
By the way 2010/2/4 Przemysław Czerpak <[email protected]> > On Thu, 04 Feb 2010, smu johnson wrote: > > We haven't changed OS's though. That screenshot was a bad example.. > > You changed. Now you are creating real windows binaries which are > executed natively. > Download Harbour DOS builds to create DOS binaries which are executed > like Clipper programs inside NTVDM DOS emulator. > > > Using the same Windows Vista 32bit OS, clipper 5.2e w/ blinker and > Harbour > > returned different results, hence how I came across this. > > So your Clipper programs are not executed as native windows applications > but inside NT Virtual DOS Machine. > If you compile your program using Harbour DOS build then they will be > also executed in virtual DOS machine and will return the same results. > > > But we can get around it.. but I just wanted to share what I found in > case > > this was a big deal to the mailing list. Should I take a screenshot that > > doesn't use a different computer? The only reason I did two different > OS's > > in that case was because I can't get DOS16 apps to compile on Win7, hence > I > > went to a Win2k computer cause it was nearby. But I can show this on my > > cute laptop which runs WinXP 32-bit. I am curious to try.. I will do it > in > > a few hours. Thanks! > > See above. DOS programs are executed inside DOS emulator. > These are not native application. > > Harbour does not emulate DOS inside other OS-es like MS-Windows, > WInCE, Linux, MacOSX, *BSD, Solaris, HP-UX, ... and it's not > our goal to reduce the functionality to DOS level :) > We have native Harbour DOS builds where such emulation is not necessary. > You can use it if you need strict DOS compatibility and NTVDM in your > VISTA system will make such emulation just like for all DOS applications. > > best regards, > Przemek > _______________________________________________ > Harbour mailing list (attachment size limit: 40KB) > [email protected] > http://lists.harbour-project.org/mailman/listinfo/harbour > -- smu johnson <[email protected]>
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