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October 08, 2003 Compiling and debugging X32 Projects | ||||
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Hello! In the late 80th I bought the Zortech Compiler and used it a long time to compile X32 Dos Extender programs. Later I bought Symantec 6.0 and used it the same way. Now some days ago I bought Digital Mars, also giving my tribute to this wonderful compilers in buying the newest version. I still compile projects which dont use the windows operation system. My selfwritten libraries have enough features to stand alone without windows (only the problem of printing without printer drivers will probably never be solved). For debugging I use the Flashtec FlashView Debugger. For assembler modules I use MASM. Now I found that the compiler scppn.exe cannot be run under DOS. It can only be started in a WIN98 DOS Box. But my Debugger fv.exe cannot be run in a DOS Box, it needs normal DOS Mode to execute, the same is with MASM. So debugging after compiling is nearly impossible. What I need are executables, Compiler (scppx.exe) and Linker (link386.exe) etc, which can be run in DOS Mode. Or can you tell me, is there a debugger and assembler for X32 available which runs in a Windows DOS Box. Can You give me advice how I can work with DM compiling and debugging my X32 projects. Thank you very much Bernhard Emese |
October 08, 2003 Re: Compiling and debugging X32 Projects | ||||
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Posted in reply to Bernhard Emese | "Bernhard Emese" <Bernhard_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:bm0h01$270$1@digitaldaemon.com... > Hello! > In the late 80th I bought the Zortech Compiler and used it a long time to > compile X32 Dos Extender programs. Later I bought Symantec 6.0 and used it the > same way. Now some days ago I bought Digital Mars, also giving my tribute to > this wonderful compilers in buying the newest version. I still compile projects > which dont use the windows operation system. My selfwritten libraries have enough features to stand alone without windows (only the problem of printing > without printer drivers will probably never be solved). > For debugging I use the Flashtec FlashView Debugger. For assembler modules I use > MASM. > Now I found that the compiler scppn.exe cannot be run under DOS. It can only be > started in a WIN98 DOS Box. But my Debugger fv.exe cannot be run in a DOS Box, > it needs normal DOS Mode to execute, the same is with MASM. So debugging after > compiling is nearly impossible. What I need are executables, Compiler > (scppx.exe) and Linker (link386.exe) etc, which can be run in DOS Mode. Or can > you tell me, is there a debugger and assembler for X32 available which runs in a > Windows DOS Box. Can You give me advice how I can work with DM compiling and > debugging my X32 projects. > > > Thank you very much > Bernhard Emese The easiest way to do it is to debug the program as a win32 application. Then, port it to X32, that will minimize the debugging. The best way to proceed with that is to compile/link on one machine, copy the exe to a floppy, and read it on your DOS machine to debug it. It's tedious, but workable. |
October 09, 2003 Re: Compiling and debugging X32 Projects | ||||
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Posted in reply to Walter | Walter schrieb...
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> The easiest way to do it is to debug the program as a win32 application. Then, port it to X32, that will minimize the debugging. The best way to proceed with that is to compile/link on one machine, copy the exe to a floppy, and read it on your DOS machine to debug it. It's tedious, but workable.
Or have a DOS machine connected via network. Compile on the Win machine,
debug on the DOS machine.
I don't use the debugger but test my X32 app this way.
- Heinz
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October 09, 2003 Re: Compiling and debugging X32 Projects | ||||
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Posted in reply to Heinz Saathoff | Heinz Saathoff <hsaat@bre.ipnet.de> wrote in message news:MPG.19ef34831c6b727c9896d4@news.digitalmars.com... > Walter schrieb... > > > > The easiest way to do it is to debug the program as a win32 application. Then, port it to X32, that will minimize the debugging. The best way to proceed with that is to compile/link on one machine, copy the exe to a floppy, and read it on your DOS machine to debug it. It's tedious, but workable. > > Or have a DOS machine connected via network. Compile on the Win machine, > debug on the DOS machine. > I don't use the debugger but test my X32 app this way. > > - Heinz And good old Laplink III for DOS still do wonders; or even Kermit. |
October 10, 2003 Re: Compiling and debugging X32 Projects | ||||
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Posted in reply to Walter | >The easiest way to do it is to debug the program as a win32 application. Then, port it to X32, that will minimize the debugging. The best way to proceed with that is to compile/link on one machine, copy the exe to a floppy, and read it on your DOS machine to debug it. It's tedious, but workable.
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Unfortunately most of my applications are complex graphic applications which cannot be run as win32 applications. As I see now, the best for me is to use the scppx.exe compiler from symantec 6.0, which obviously was the last compiler, which allowed DOS32 compiling and debugging together with Flashteks debugger.
Thanks for your replies
Bernhard Emese
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October 10, 2003 Re: Compiling and debugging X32 Projects | ||||
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Posted in reply to Bernhard Emese | "Bernhard Emese" <Bernhard_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:bm6dht$fmg$1@digitaldaemon.com... > >The easiest way to do it is to debug the program as a win32 application. Then, port it to X32, that will minimize the debugging. The best way to proceed with that is to compile/link on one machine, copy the exe to a floppy, and read it on your DOS machine to debug it. It's tedious, but workable. > > > > > > Unfortunately most of my applications are complex graphic applications which > cannot be run as win32 applications. As I see now, the best for me is to use the > scppx.exe compiler from symantec 6.0, which obviously was the last compiler, > which allowed DOS32 compiling and debugging together with Flashteks debugger. Why not use the scppx from symantec 7.5? |
October 13, 2003 Re: Compiling and debugging X32 Projects | ||||
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Posted in reply to Walter | >Why not use the scppx from symantec 7.5?
Its some years ago, when I tried to upgrade from Symantec 6.0 to 7.5 and I remember that I had difficulties in creating X32 Applications and debugging, but I dont remember exactly what difficulties. Sorry. Is 7.5 much better than 6.0 concerning X32 applications?
Bernhard Emese
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October 13, 2003 Re: Compiling and debugging X32 Projects | ||||
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Posted in reply to Bernhard Emese | "Bernhard Emese" <Bernhard_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:bmeh07$2836$1@digitaldaemon.com... > >Why not use the scppx from symantec 7.5? > > Its some years ago, when I tried to upgrade from Symantec 6.0 to 7.5 and I remember that I had difficulties in creating X32 Applications and debugging, but > I dont remember exactly what difficulties. Sorry. Is 7.5 much better than 6.0 > concerning X32 applications? I think it's about the same. |
October 14, 2003 Re: Compiling and debugging X32 Projects | ||||
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Posted in reply to Walter | In article <bmf4kn$85$1@digitaldaemon.com>, Walter says... > > >"Bernhard Emese" <Bernhard_member@pathlink.com> wrote in message news:bmeh07$2836$1@digitaldaemon.com... >> >Why not use the scppx from symantec 7.5? >> >> Its some years ago, when I tried to upgrade from Symantec 6.0 to 7.5 and I remember that I had difficulties in creating X32 Applications and >debugging, but >> I dont remember exactly what difficulties. Sorry. Is 7.5 much better than >6.0 >> concerning X32 applications? > >I think it's about the same. > > Thank you for Your fast replies (and for Your fast compiler). Bernhard Emese |
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