DOS on non-x86 systems?
What options are available for running DOS on a system that does not have an x86
processor, like a PowerPC Macintosh?
The reason I'm asking is that I'd like to run one of the "lint" products from
Gimpel Software (http://www.gimpel.com/). If I buy FlexeLint, it comes as
obfuscated C code, and I could compile it on anything, but FlexeLint is
expensive ($998).
PC-Lint is more affordable at $239, but only runs on DOS and Windows.
I know I could run dosemu on my x86 systems. But I also use Linux on PowerPC,
and it would be nice to be able to run it there too.
The one possible solution I know of is bochs, but I'm concerned that emulating
the whole machine at such a low level in software may be very slow.
What would be better is a dos execution environment that only needed to support
normal user applications, but that came with an x86 CPU emulator in software.
I've never used bochs so maybe it would suit me, I don't know.
I would be happy if there were free software that could do what Gimpel
Software's products do, but I don't think there is. gcc does a certain amount
of lint-like diagnostics, but not nearly so extensive.
Thanks,
Mike
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Michael D. Crawford
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