Subj : Open Watcom compiler To : Sarah Nunez From : Jonathan de Boyne Pollard Date : Tue Jun 25 2002 11:33 pm SN> I have the above compiler installed from the zip files (OS/2 host, all SN> targets), but I've been unable to obtain a copy of the retail Watcom SN> 11.x compiler. I assume this will limit me to compiling for 16-bit SN> DOS until the Open Watcom project concocts their own SDKs, etc., for SN> Windows, OS/2, and extended DOS, correct? No. You can obtain the OS/2 Developers' Toolkit (which actually comes supplied with some versions of OS/2) and use it with Watcom C/C++ pretty much as it stands, which will enable you to produce OS/2 programs. You can obtain the Windows Software Development Kit from Microsoft, but you cannot use it without significant alterations to the header files and import libraries. This is because they are not very compiler-neutral at all and contain things that are highly specific to Microsoft's own C/C++ compiler. Eventually, there will exist a suite of patches that one can apply to the Windows SDK that will render it usable with the Watcom compiler. ¯ JdeBP ® --- FleetStreet 1.22 NR * Origin: JdeBP's point, using Squish (2:257/609.3) .