Release MFC Libraries for MS-DOS Limited to 286 and Up

Q118614

7.00 | 1.00 1.50 MS-DOS | WINDOWS kbprg ---------------------------------------------------------------------- The information in this article applies to: - The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) included with: - Microsoft C/C++ version 7.0 - Microsoft Visual C++ for Windows, versions 1.0 and 1.5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY ======= The release version of the MFC libraries for MS-DOS are built with the /O1 option, which also implies the /G2 option. Because the /G2 option places 80286-processor-specific code in the library that is being built, programs built with this library are incompatible with 8086(8088) and 80186(80188) processors. One symptom of this incompatibility is that the MS-DOS program may crash when run on either an 8086(8088) or an 80186(80188) machine. The debug version of the MFC libraries for MS-DOS are built using the /Od option, so 80286-specific code is not generated for the debug libraries. MORE INFORMATION ================ To change this behavior, edit the makefile that is provided in the \MSVC\MFC\SRC directory and rebuild the library. Use the steps below to edit the makefile so that the /O1 option is not used for release builds of the MFC libraries for MS-DOS: 1. Go to the NON-DEBUG OPTIONS section of the makefile. 2. Find the DEBOPTS= line. 3. Change "/O1" to "/f- /Oe /Os /Ob1 /OV4 /Gs /Gf /Gy" (without the quotes). 4. Save the file. To rebuild the library, follow the instructions in the README.TXT file, which is located in the \MSVC\MFC\SRC directory. Additional reference words: kbinf 7.00 1.00 1.50 2.00 2.50 KBCategory: kbprg KBSubcategory: MfcMisc

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