[fpc-pascal]FPC & c-library

[Alan Grimes]

> FP compiler: ver.1.0.4; target system: DOS (cwsDpmi)
> The compiler runs well, but the linker generates no EXE-file !
> What could be wrong?
> 1. Is it possible to link to 32bit librarys generated by Watcom?
> 2. Which file do I have to link to: *.lib or *.obj?
> 3. Any recomended switches for FPC?
> 4. Are Dos4GW and CwsDpmi compatible?

Linkers are evil. 

There is a utility called "PMODE/W" a DOS4GW replacement... 
Its utility, PMWBIND, can strip the 180k DOS4GW header off of any file.
I use it to reduce the redundant information on my drive... What is left
is a .LE file, or Linear Executable. These LE files require a DOS
extender that provides some other services too...

The basic function of a DOS extender such as DOS4GW is to create a
virtual 32bit OS for DOS programs. AS there are no rules about DOS
extenders, DOS can support any type of 32-bit environment immaginable.
=)

Go look at the output of your linking process, if there is a .LE file
there, attempt to run it with dos4gw...

Example:
---------------
> DOS4GW DOOM2.LE
---------------

There is probably a linker command or something similar to add the
stub...

OTOH, if the Pascal object is not fully recognised by the linker, it
might assume that you are creating a DLL or something... 

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