Stephen Lindholm wrote in a message to Mike Bilow:

MB> DOS assemblers can make OS/2 code if you have the necessary INC files and 

 SL> INC files aren't needed.

MB> an OS/2 linker.  Several assemblers have native OS/2-hosted versions, 

 SL> The linker comes with OS/2.

 SL> While these are easier to use with a toolkit, masochists can
 SL> by all means do without. :)

Technically, linkers aren't needed, either.  True masochists can assemble
and link their own executables using a hex editor, although the lazier
among them could cheat using DOS DEBUG.
 
-- Mike


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