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I'am wondering if it is possible to compile executables using the i860
(DASH!860) card installed in a 386PC in our lab. I know from the
documentation that gcc-1.40 and gcc-2.2.2 supports the i860
chip, so it should be possible to use gcc as a cross-compiler.

The problem is, how to build executables using the i860 running under
some sort of msdos-extender. Currently the system uses the so called
xnix-environment, which is practically a dos-extender allowing the use
of more or less SysV COFF compatible objects. The documentation is 
very sparse on this point, so I don't know how compatible xnix really is.
Anyway, this environment doesn't allow the use of protected mode programs,
so using just a modified version of djgpp and the libaries is not the
solution. 

There exists several compilers which can produce such executables, but
they are very expensive (e.g. a fortran compiler for 10000DM=$6500).
If there is a solution to this problem using gcc I would very much
appreciate any information about this.

Regards
Jens-Heiner Rechtien

Department of Physics, Universitaet Osnabrueck, FRG
Internet: rechtien@ganymed.rz.uni-osnabrueck.de
Bitnet: RECHTIEN@DOSUNI1