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(Borland has classically made its old compilers available as freeware... though who owns them depends on the russian doll of acquisitions these days)
Usage:
$ npx @rawrs/borland-c-2
Example - create a simple C program called MAIN.CPP and then:
$ npx @rawrs/borland-c-2 MAIN.CPP
and you'll get a DOS program called MAIN.EXE
💾
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