[Bug 456190] Review Request: dosemu - dos emulator

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--- Comment #50 from Justin Zygmont <solarflow99 at gmail.com>  2009-03-24 20:24:35 EDT ---
(In reply to comment #49)
> Bad news :(
> 
> Seems like FreeDOS can be built with Watcom C and Borland C Compiler only, both
> of which are non-free. Building with dev86's bcc is most likely not possible
> now.
> 
> Do you think DOSEmu package would actually be usable without the FreeDOS image
> shipped?
> 
> I'm wondering if you are in touch with upstream of either FreeDOS, or DOSEmu so
> that you could ask whether anyone's willing to help switching to free build
> framework (dev86) and whether there are any known technical difficulties with
> it?
> 
> See the thread here:
> https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-packaging/2009-March/thread.html#00053  

I have followed up on this, it seems building with free tools is possible, but
not now, and maybe not ever.  Its a dam shame, does this mean its finished
here?


http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=op.ura4quaez9dfrf%40isor&forum_name=freedos-devel

http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=ef6ac8350903231451p2e1e7091n3eebd87a34c456d5%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=freedos-devel

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