On 12/26/22 18:19, Chris via cctalk wrote:
It cannot rely on bios/ms-dos services for compiling
preferably. Iow I'd like to perform what I want to do on the target machine itself,
LOL which is hysterical as I've never even seen it boot even once. I could complie on
a standard pc I suppose and pop a disk in the Northstar Dimension. It would be nice if
it's optimized for it's 80186. Or at least supports it's instructions. My goal
is to get MINIX running on it, as the original Netware-86 OS has proven to be more rare
then really anything else. From there I'd like to figure out how to support the pc
compatible (or so we're told) logic boards that are plugged into the motherboard like
standard isa cards, and even have 34 contacts on their card edge.
It would be nice if someone had the ideal compiler package they don't need and could
sell.
I'm not sure that I understand what you're after, but if you want a
period-correct x86 C, Lattice C was what we used and what Microsoft
recommended.
https://winworldpc.com/product/lattice-c/2x
However, note that LC is not ANSI C90 conforming. But it will run fine
on a 5150. The run-time, of course, is your own lookout.
--Chuck