Re: [Freedos-user] new user with questions

2020-12-05 Thread Jamie Le Tual
I did a fresh install and set the DJGPP environment variable and I can now compile hello world with gcc. To test perl, I just used *perl -de1* which should drop perl into a debugger prompt, but I get this: [image: image.png] *@INC* is the include path where perl looks for its modules, and the defa

Re: [Freedos-user] new user with questions

2020-12-05 Thread Jim Hall
On Sat, Dec 5, 2020 at 10:57 AM Jamie Le Tual wrote: > Hey there. > I tried installing both 1.2 and 1.3rc and managed to get something with a > command prompt, but GCC.EXE --version dies with a segfault and PERL.EXE > seems to have been compiled to use a library path which looks like the > mainta

[Freedos-user] AMB, Ancient Machine Book format and FreeDOS Help

2020-12-05 Thread Mateusz Viste
Hello, These past few days I was working on a new hobby project. It is called AMB, and it is a simple hyperlink format that makes it possible to create "books" that are easy to read even on very limited hardware. The "books" can be viewed with a tool named AMB. It is only a few kilobytes big

Re: [Freedos-user] new user with questions

2020-12-05 Thread Eric Auer
Hi! If your GCC segfaults, try without EMM386 (JEMM386, JEMMEX etc.) or try more cautious options for it. Maybe it has some conflicts about some memory areas with your BIOS or hardware. What exactly does PERL say? And does MEM help you to get further insights? Cheers, Eric PS: Which type of dis

[Freedos-user] new user with questions

2020-12-05 Thread Jamie Le Tual
Hey there. I tried installing both 1.2 and 1.3rc and managed to get something with a command prompt, but GCC.EXE --version dies with a segfault and PERL.EXE seems to have been compiled to use a library path which looks like the maintainer's own development environment instead of the layout for Free

Re: [Freedos-user] Make sure your opinion is heard

2020-12-05 Thread Mercury Thirteen via Freedos-user
I was thinking something along these lines. There could be a "Classic" install option which installs only the same components offered by MS-DOS, and a "Modern" option which has the same content, but with significant components swapped out for their more modern alternatives - e.g. a newer text ed