16Bit C Code

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PlayOS

16Bit C Code

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Hi,

How can I write 16bit code using GCC?

Thanks.
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Tim

Re:16Bit C Code

Post by Tim »

Short answer: you don't.

Long answer: insert the __asm__(".code16gcc") directive at the top of your source file and find a linker which will output 16-bit code properly. gcc and ld were designed to support only 32-bit flat code; 16-bit code is segmented.

Useful answer: download Turbo C or Borland C++ and use that.
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