16 bit real mode c compiler

ACcurrent · Post by **ACcurrent** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 9:43 pm

Anyone know of any 16 bit real mode c compilers.

Should be enough info. GCC does not do 16 bit and watcom is kind of messed up and undocumented.

Combuster · Post by **Combuster** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 1:49 am

Have you googled? I got four names in the top 5 results.

That said, You will have to deal with lower quality software when compiling for 8086 architecture. Watcom is already one of the better choices so you might want to just learn to live with it.

Solar · Post by **Solar** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 2:44 am

ACcurrent wrote:GCC does not do 16 bit...

Apparently it does for the Linux kernel.

Casm · Post by **Casm** » Mon Nov 14, 2011 5:31 am

ACcurrent wrote:Anyone know of any 16 bit real mode c compilers.
Should be enough info. GCC does not do 16 bit and watcom is kind of messed up and undocumented.

Watcom is the most heavily documented compiler I know of:

http://www.openwatcom.org/index.php/Manuals

It used to be joked that software vendors would sell you a set of books, and give you a free CD to go with them. They have long since given up on the books, but they now charge you a small fortune for the CD.

Nable · Post by **Nable** » Tue Nov 15, 2011 7:41 am

borland C compiler - old but nice.
sphinx c-- compiler - really cute thing

JerryBrando · Post by **JerryBrando** » Sat Nov 26, 2011 3:46 am

Nable wrote:borland C compiler - old but nice.
sphinx c-- compiler - really cute thing

That's very useful..

Nable · Post by **Nable** » Sun Nov 27, 2011 12:39 pm

JerryBrando wrote:That's very useful..

Sorry, i don't catch if it was a positive or negative reaction.
Did you mean that i must add download links?

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