Re: using elks-libc for DOS development

David Given
2004-03-05T11:03:18Z

On Friday 05 March 2004 7:42 am, Ryan Underwood wrote:
[...]
> Besides ELKS libc, are there any other free C libraries suitable for
> 16-bit DOS application development? I find a 16-bit version of DJGPP,
> but it has no C library. :( I would use a 32-bit version of DJGPP, but
> the device only has 512k of memory; the necessity of the DPMI server
> would be a waste, as well as the bloat of glibc. I guess there is
> Open Watcom now, but does anyone have experience doing small footprint
> (8086 <= 1MB) C development with it?

Nope. I gather it works, though.

However, if you know where to look there are a number of free 16-bit DOS
compilers. Leaving aside all the various CP/M86 compilers --- which tend to
be K&R only and only compile tiny mode --- a quick web search reveals these:

http://www.htsoft.com/products/pacific/
http://www.digitalmars.com/download/freecompiler.html

You may be better off sticking with Turbo C, however; it is free, and you seem
to be set up for it.

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