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> using the OpenWatcom compiler [0] for BIOS because it is the only reasonable way to handle x86 segmentation from C. Can you elaborate?
by zerr 8y ago
> using the OpenWatcom compiler [0] for BIOS because it is the only reasonable way to handle x86 segmentation from C.
Can you elaborate?
- yuhong 8y agoIt is not impossible to use gcc to generate 16-bit code, but it lacks support for things like near and far pointers.