If not running windows, use DJGPP, which is the Gnu GCC toolchain for DOS.
It's been around almost forever and has excellent support. It compiles
32-bit code using DPMI for extended memory/32-bit support. Use DJGPP and
FreeDOS for a completely free/open-source/GPL'd development environment.
If you want something just a bit beefier for Windows there's V-IDE, a nice
IDE for C, C++, and Java. Supports Gnu C, as well as the free Borland C/C++
5.5 compiler. Also freeware/open-source.
V-IDE:
http://www.objectcentral.com/vide.htm
DJGPP:
http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/
FreeDOS:
http://www.freedos.org/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Lafleur" <bob_lafleur_at_technologist.com>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 11:43 PM
Subject: RE: Simple C compiler advice?
> John,
>
> If your laptop is running Windows, then the easiest way to compile
> everything is with the Mingw compiler. Just install Mingw (one time
> deal) and then there's a batch file distributed with the SIMH source to
> compile all the binaries. Pretty much automated (except that you have to
> make a "bin" directory, the batch file doesn't make it, and if you
> don't, it will "look" like everything is compiling but you'll get no
> executables!)
>
> I can also just E-mail to you (or anyone) the executables you want
> compiled for Windows. Much easier than compiling them yourself, if you
> don't care to get involved in that.
>
> - Bob
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin_at_classiccmp.org]
> On Behalf Of John Lawson
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 11:27 PM
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Simple C compiler advice?
>
>
>
> Okey-dokey. I have now got all the nice SIMH packages stashed neatly
> away on the Trusty Laptop.
>
> Obviously, they must be compiled.
>
> In terms of software, I am an appliance operator. I have had very
> minimal experience with C programming, mostly in the 'hello world'
> levels of complexity, and that years ago.
>
> Therefore, what would recommendations be for a simple, cheap/free,
> plain old C package that I could use to compile these simulators? I
> understand the basic idea behind the process, but it's been many years
> since I compiled anything, save for the tiny Fortran demo program in the
> RSX11M docs... I am not going to use it for 'real' programming, just to
> make a PDP-faux-11 on my Wintel Lap-Puter.
>
>
> T I A
>
>
> John
>
Received on Sat Nov 16 2002 - 00:13:14 GMT