This is a compilation test for Allegro 4.2.2 for target platform MS-DOS using DJGPP.

Basically, I'm trying to make a minimalist Allegro/DJGPP program that will actually compile and run as a .EXE file on DOS (using DOSBox as testing machine). Compatibility with any other platform, including Windows, is not a necessity.

I'm using Mac OS X, through the DJGPP cross compiler as per andrewwutw's build-djgpp instructions.

Here's what needs to be done:

• Getting Allegro to compile using DJGPP (it compiles now, if you run xmake.sh lib, generating lib/djgpp/liballeg.a)
• Copy over the standard Allegro "hello world" program and make it produce a working .exe
• Cleaning up and writing a getting started tutorial for anyone else who wants to develop for DOS using a cross compiler on a different host platform

It seems to work. The "hello world" program compiles and works under DOSBox. More investigation is needed to verify that everything is OK, and then a documentation process is needed.

MIT license