EMX (programming environment) explained
| Eberhard Mattes eXtender (EMX) |
| Author: | Eberhard Mattes |
| Other Names: | emx+gcc |
| Latest Release Version: | emx 0.9d |
| Operating System: | MS-DOS, OS/2 |
| Genre: | Programming environment |
EMX (Eberhard Mattes eXtender; also known as emx+gcc) is a programming environment for MS-DOS and OS/2.[1] [2] It allows creating and executing of 32-bit mode applications, presenting a POSIX API and, on OS/2, access to the OS/2 APIs.
Contents
The EMX package consists of:
- The emx.exe program, a DOS extender, that allows running a 32-bit mode application in DOS and emx.dll and helper dlls in single threaded (for DOS compatibility) and multithreaded forms for running under OS/2.
- A C library that provides a POSIX API, for use on both DOS and OS/2.
- Additional libraries for OS/2.
- Ports of the C and C++ compilers of GNU GCC, the GNU binutils, gdb, GNU make, and other tools for program development.
- Tools for creating OS/2 shared libraries.
History
The latest version is emx 0.9d, released in 1998 and last updated in March 2001.
See also
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Notes and References
- J. Martin and H. A. Muller, "C to Java migration experiences," Software Maintenance and Reengineering, 2002. Proceedings. Sixth European Conference on, Budapest, 2002, pp. 143-153. doi: 10.1109/CSMR.2002.995799 online
- Book: Eric S. Raymond. The Art of UNIX Programming. 23 September 2003. Addison-Wesley Professional. 978-0-13-246588-5. 67. In the early 1990s, developers in the OS/2 community began to migrate to a Unix-inspired environment called EMX that emulated POSIX interfaces.. Eric S. Raymond.
