Diff for /gforth/INSTALL.DOS between versions 1.4 and 1.5

version 1.4, 1996/11/07 22:31:32 version 1.5, 1996/12/06 20:23:03
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   MS-DOS:
   
 You need DJ Delorie's port of GCC to DOS (DJGPP 2.0) to compile  You need DJ Delorie's port of GCC to DOS (DJGPP 2.0) to compile
 Gforth. DJGPP provides a DPMI client that allows to use the 32-bit  Gforth. DJGPP provides a DPMI client that allows to use the 32-bit
 features of the 80386, but on the other hand it requires at least a  features of the 80386, but on the other hand it requires at least a
Line 5  features of the 80386, but on the other Line 7  features of the 80386, but on the other
 required if you don't have a DPMI host yourself (Windows/OS/2/Linux  required if you don't have a DPMI host yourself (Windows/OS/2/Linux
 DOS-box, Quemm or others).  DOS-box, Quemm or others).
   
 Gforth hasn't been tested with EMX, using EMX will require some  OS/2:
 changes in the console IO part. For OS/2 EMX supports POSIX-style tty,  
 so it might just compile out of the box. If you don't want to install  You need EMX 0.9c to compile Gforth. The EMX package provides all
 the DJGPP package (quite large), look for a binary distribution of  necessary Unix-like tools, tty and signal handling.
 Gforth for DOS. You also must have a version of GNU make, because DOS  
 make programs are likely to have problems with the Makefile. If you  If you don't want to install the DJGPP or EMX package (quite large),
 want to change Gforth, you may need GNU m4, too. Because DJGPP  look for a binary distribution of Gforth for DOS or OS/2. You also
 provides use of long filenames under Windows 95, you should unpack the  must have a version of GNU make, because DOS/OS/2 make programs are
 gforth package with a Windows-95-aware archiver (those from DJGPP come  likely to have problems with the Makefile. If you want to change
 in mind), because otherwise gforth will not find the necessary  Gforth, you may need GNU m4, too. Because DJGPP provides use of long
 files. There is no such problem when using MS-DOS prior 7.x.  filenames under Windows 95, you should unpack the gforth package with
   a Windows-95-aware archiver (those from DJGPP or the Cygnus
   Win32-package come in mind), because otherwise gforth will not find
   the necessary files. With MS-DOS versions prior 7.0 or DR-DOS, these
   names are cut due to the 8.3 rule. This might confuse DJGPP 2.0's
   make, you could use DJGPP 1.x's make instead. Gforth 0.2.0 hasn't been
   compiled with a MS-DOS prior 7.0.
   
   Compiling under DOS or OS/2 has a number of quirks, and if it doesn't
   compile out of the box, you should know what you do. I therefore
   discourage unexperienced users to compile gforth themselfes. There's a
   binary package for it anyway.
   
 If you don't bother and want to make it yourself, type  If you don't bother and want to make it yourself, type
   
Line 67  make gforth.dvi Line 80  make gforth.dvi
   
 and print the resulting file gforth.dvi (you need TeX for that! But  and print the resulting file gforth.dvi (you need TeX for that! But
 with TeX you can print it even if you don't have a Postscript printer  with TeX you can print it even if you don't have a Postscript printer
 nor Ghostscript).  You could be able to make a html version of the  nor Ghostscript).  You could be able to make a HTML version of the
 document, but AFAIK there is no texi2html for DOS available, as there  document, but AFAIK there is no texi2html for DOS available, as there
 is no perl available.  is no perl available.

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