Re: utils/msdos, go32 status?

DJ Delorie
2002-04-04T04:23:56Z

> I have been told that the utils/msdos subdirectory is obselete. I want
> to verify this before autoconfiscating utils.

It is obsolete, and has been for about five years. You may assume it
doesn't exist. I don't even know why we're storing AMD's proprietary
binaries there.

> Currently, utils/msdos is enabled if (and only if) either the host
> or the target is *-*-go32. I have no idea what go32 is, but someone
> who does might be able to verify either that it is obselete, or that it
> no longer needs utils/msdos.

go32 means "DJGPP Version 1", which was superceded by V2 in 1996. V2
is called i586-pc-msdosdjgpp, but is incompatible with the modules in
utils/msdos. See http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/