Re: novice question re: gcc, 386sx

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From: DJ Delorie
Date: Wed, 07 Aug 1991 20:39

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In article <PYUE.91Aug7150814@julian.newshost.uwo.ca>, pyue@newshost.uwo.ca (Paul Yue) writes:

> This is a novice question, but I need to know before I reserve time on a PC
> to transfer down to floppies the huge gcc dist. for MSDOS machines...
> 
> From what I understand, dj's gcc won't work on 286 machines because they're
> 16 bit.  Now 386sx are also 16 bit, so will dj's gcc port still work?

A 386sx is a 32-bit CPU with a 16-bit bus.  From a software point
of view, it's a slightly slower 386.

djgpp will work fine on a 386sx.

DJ
dj@ctron.com

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