Personally I use VC++ for all my projects, then compile htem on teh correct environment (GCC for dos, linux, etc, VC++ for win32, a mac compiler for mac, etc). The lookup features and the keyword completion in VC++ is just too useful. Plus compiling it in VC++ before trying to compile in other environments lets me catch little issues before I take it to another environment and spend a lot of time just to get back one compile time error.;)
Though, if you're doing the coding in ASM, there are some good books for programming TASM, NASM, MASM style stuff, specifically for the i386 processor in MS-DOS style (since FreeDOS is mostly compatible the calls should mostly be the same =) ). Good luck, Jay. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Maus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, April 24, 2004 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Writing Utilities for FreeDOS > Wow, I'm impressed by all the discussion this has sparked. It's good to see > an active dev community. So I think I'm nearly ready to start futzing around > with FreeDOS code, but it's still a little foreign to me: I'm used to 32-bit > Windows C++. In Visual Studio, no less. Are there any good books or online > guides out there for learning intermediate [Free]DOS 16-bit C programming? > > Also, do I need a native FreeDOS environment to compile in, or can I > cross-compile with gcc? Also also, is there a good IDE that'll run in > Windows XP, or do I need to use RHIDE in something like DOSBox? I remember > using RHIDE on my old old old 486 Laptop the first time I started playing > around with DOS code, but it was unbearably slow. > > Thanks, I'm really appreciative of the FreeDOS community. > --Jay ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: The Robotic Monkeys at ThinkGeek For a limited time only, get FREE Ground shipping on all orders of $35 or more. Hurry up and shop folks, this offer expires April 30th! http://www.thinkgeek.com/freeshipping/?cpg=12297 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
