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Windows [7] run without Cygwin? #19

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tonypdmtr opened this issue Aug 5, 2021 · 2 comments
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Windows [7] run without Cygwin? #19

tonypdmtr opened this issue Aug 5, 2021 · 2 comments

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@tonypdmtr
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This is exactly the program I've looking for (for years) as I have many DOS-era utilities that I need to run under Windows 7 console.

[I haven't been able to make DosBox[-x] work with text-only apps in a simple manner.]

I managed to get this emulator work straight out of the box by compiling under Gycwin, and running it there.
But, I want to be able to run it under Windows console directly. It fails. I suppose it needs to be compiled differently.

Any hints on that?

@dmsc
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dmsc commented Aug 9, 2021

Hi @tonypdmtr !

I wrote the code for an Unix OS, it does a few assumptions:

  • It uses terminal-control codes for writing to the screen - this is only supported on latest Windows 10 consoles.
  • Uses "fork" for running multiple instances of the emulator.
  • Has logic to allow case sensitivity on filenames - on Windows filenames are case insensitive.

I won't oppose to a native Windows port, and I can help anybody interested in porting, but I won't write the port myself.

Have Fun!

@strikersix23
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I got it to compile and run the issue i had was with the cmd prompt was having scattered rendering just like with qemu no graphic im looking for a fix. Compilation was done using msys2

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