Real mode compiler

[Tom]

Hello,
well after having my computer down for 2 weeks because the BIOS chip was fried ( NEVER TRY TO UPGRADE YOU BIOS ), I thought that PMode is too much for just trying to get an OS started.

So, does anyone know of a real mode compiler that uses A.OUT format & a linker with it that makes realmode binary code?

Thank you

[Tom]

Oh, yea, and it has to run on Linux

[K.J.]

I don't think one for C exists. But NASM can assemble for 16bit or 32bit via the [bits 16] or [bits 32] statement.

K.J.

[Tom]

oh, ty but I finaly got into PMode. so I tried to delete this but it said i couldn't

[Tom]

ok I changed my mind . Is there a GNU c compiler for DOS that'll makes 16-bit real mode binary code?

[Pype.Clicker]

not to my humble knowledge ... maybe in embedded C compilers (but they rarely supports the full ANSI C, though ...)

[Tim]

Borland has early versions of Turbo C++ and Borland C++ available for free from their web site. But they're not GNU, as requested.

[Schol-R-LEA]

You may want to do a search on the Free Compiler List, as it is likely to have several 16-bit C compilers.

[crazybuddha]

Why GNU only??

[Tom]

Because I want my OS GNU

[frank]

I think gnu never made a real mode compiler...