On  in a message to Ed Blackman, Peter Fitzsimmons wrote:

EB> parts of the 16bit API.  I think it's a bit unethical of
EB> Watcom to advertise that they support 16bit OS/2 as a target
EB> platform when they don't include the headers necessary for
EB> 16bit development.

PF> Not long ago, NO compiler came with header files for OS/2 (or
PF> Windows for that matter), even the compilers from IBM and MS.

That was then.  This is now.  Watcom supplies the headers for Windows
and 32 bit OS/2.  They should supply the headers for 16 bit OS/2.

PF> If all you want to do is call some 16bit apis from your 32bit
PF> programs,as you imply,  that is supported out of the box.
PF> (look for os2286.lib).

Yes, I know about that.  If I have 32 bit object code that calls a 16
bit API, I can link that object code with os2286.lib and get an
executable that calls the API properly.  But in order to get the object
code in the first place, I have to resort to third party tools or
information.  I either have to get the 16 bit headers from the DevCon
CD, or grab a reference like PRCP.INF and manually create the prototypes
for the APIs I want to call.


Ed Blackman

... Men are born ignorant, not stupid. They are made stupid by education.
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