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version 1.3, 1996/10/06 22:24:13 version 1.4, 1996/11/07 22:31:32
Line 5  features of the 80386, but on the other Line 5  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 changes in  Gforth hasn't been tested with EMX, using EMX will require some
 the console IO part. If you don't want to install the DJGPP package (quite  changes in the console IO part. For OS/2 EMX supports POSIX-style tty,
 large), look for a binary distribution of Gforth for DOS. You must have a  so it might just compile out of the box. If you don't want to install
 version of GNU make, because DOS make programs are likely to have problems  the DJGPP package (quite large), look for a binary distribution of
 with the Makefile. If you want to change Gforth, you may need GNU m4, too.  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
   want to change Gforth, you may need GNU m4, too. Because DJGPP
   provides use of long filenames under Windows 95, you should unpack the
   gforth package with a Windows-95-aware archiver (those from DJGPP come
   in mind), because otherwise gforth will not find the necessary
   files. There is no such problem when using MS-DOS prior 7.x.
   
 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 22  configure has the following useful param Line 28  configure has the following useful param
                           some processors (default disabled).                            some processors (default disabled).
   --enable-direct-threaded      Force direct threading. This may not work on    --enable-direct-threaded      Force direct threading. This may not work on
                                 some machines and may cause slowdown on others.                                  some machines and may cause slowdown on others.
                                 (default processor-dependent)                                  (default disabled)
   --enable-indirect-threaded    Force indirect threading. This can cause a    --enable-indirect-threaded    Force indirect threading. This can cause a
                                 slowdown on some machines.                                  slowdown on some machines.
                                 (default processor-dependent)                                  (default enabled)
   
 After covering all inconveniences, type  After covering all inconveniences, type
   
Line 50  Add the following entry to your Autoexec Line 56  Add the following entry to your Autoexec
 SET GFORTHPATH=<your gforth source directory>;.  SET GFORTHPATH=<your gforth source directory>;.
   
 Use / instead of \ in your gforth source directory. Gforth now uses  Use / instead of \ in your gforth source directory. Gforth now uses
 ';' as path separator, so you won't have problems DOS pathes that may  ';' as path separator, so you won't have problems with DOS pathes that
 contain ':', which is the default path separator in Unix.  may contain ':', which is the default path separator in Unix.
   
 For paper documentation, print gforth.ps (a Postscript file (300dpi  For paper documentation, print gforth.ps (a Postscript file (300dpi
 fonts, i.e., it works, but does not produce best quality on better  fonts, i.e., it works, but does not produce best quality on better
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