DOS .exe file support
Hi,
I wonder from the first time I let my eyes on this project, what the
EXE file support in the kernel configuration means? I simply don't see any way of running a DOS .EXE executable in ELKS. Maybe if it was a COM file but even then we should emulate all the DOS _system_ calls. Am I missing something bigger here, or we should just remove it from the tree?
Harry
Hi Harry.
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I wonder from the first time I let my eyes on this project, what the EXE file support in the kernel configuration means? I simply don't see any way of running a DOS .EXE executable in ELKS. Maybe if it was a COM file but even then we should emulate all the DOS _system_ calls. Am I missing something bigger here, or we should just remove it from the tree?
I have to admit that I've wondered about that myself, and to be honest, I don't even see how we could begin to emulate the DOS system calls to start with.
My personal feeling is quite simple: If it doesn't work, at least move it under EXPERIMENTAL until we can sort out what to do with it.
Best wishes from Riley.