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Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 | MinGW (Developers)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 15.11.2009, 18:03

> > don't know the details. (But I do somewhat dislike MinGW
> > for using MSVCRT, just asking for trouble IMHO.)
>
> Bad for HX still, ReactOS has one but Japheth found out it would be
> evil ...

Yes, as you and Japheth discussed a while back, neither WINE nor ReactOS have a drop-in replacement for MSVCRT (at least, nothing we can use directly).

> > I wish more people used OpenWatcom.
>
> Me too, but no inline ASM, and no ASM generation ...

It has inline assembly, either via "pragma aux" or "asm {", but the no .ASM generation is because, for speed, it generates the .OBJ file directly. (You have to use WDIS to get .ASM from it).

> > Virtualization helps
>
> with what problem ?

The fact that all OSes have incompatible binaries!

> > but it's still way too slow and bloated to be a quick fix.
>
> I doubt vir*** will shrink before the universe does

Isn't the universe expanding anyways?

Complete thread:

• Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - Rugxulo, 30.10.2009, 21:28
  • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - Japheth, 31.10.2009, 09:21
    • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - Rugxulo, 31.10.2009, 19:49
      • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - DOS386, 06.11.2009, 05:44
        • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - Rugxulo, 07.11.2009, 17:33
          • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - DOS386, 08.11.2009, 05:22
            • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - Rugxulo, 09.11.2009, 04:36
              • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - RayeR, 10.11.2009, 10:08
                • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - Rugxulo, 11.11.2009, 01:06
                  • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - RayeR, 11.11.2009, 03:12
                    • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - Rugxulo, 11.11.2009, 04:51
                      • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - RayeR, 12.11.2009, 01:49
                        • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - Rugxulo, 12.11.2009, 03:04
                          • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - RayeR, 12.11.2009, 12:08
                          • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - ecm, 12.11.2009, 15:04
              • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 | MinGW - DOS386, 15.11.2009, 11:18
                • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 | MinGW - Rugxulo, 15.11.2009, 18:03
                  • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 | MinGW - DOS386, 22.11.2009, 11:48
  • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - marcov, 01.11.2009, 00:18
    • Borland C/C++ 5.5.1 for Win32 - Rugxulo, 01.11.2009, 04:26