diff --git a/sys/msdos/fetch-cross-compiler.sh b/sys/msdos/fetch-cross-compiler.sh
index df377a613..daa770927 100755
--- a/sys/msdos/fetch-cross-compiler.sh
+++ b/sys/msdos/fetch-cross-compiler.sh
@@ -135,6 +135,31 @@ if [ ! -d djgpp/djgpp-patch ]; then
     cd ../../
 fi
 
+# get a copy of symify to insert in the final zip package
+# to make bug reports more useful
+# curl --output djdev205.zip http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2/djdev205.zip
+if [ ! -d djgpp/symify ]; then
+    echo "Getting djdev205.zip" ;
+    cd djgpp
+    mkdir -p symify
+    cd symify
+    if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]; then
+	#Mac
+	curl --output djdev205.zip http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2/djdev205.zip
+        export cmdstatus=$?
+    else
+	wget --quiet --no-hsts http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/ftp.delorie.com/pub/djgpp/current/v2/djdev205.zip
+        export cmdstatus=$?
+    fi
+    ls -l
+    if [ $cmdstatus -eq 0 ]; then
+	    echo "fetch of symify was successful"
+    fi
+    unzip -p djdev205.zip bin/symify.exe >./simify.exe
+    cd ../../
+fi
+
+
 FONT_VERSION="4.49"
 FONT_FILE="terminus-font-$FONT_VERSION"
 FONT_LFILE="$FONT_FILE.1"
diff --git a/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-post.370 b/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-post.370
index c2ca507fd..17f44fdb7 100644
--- a/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-post.370
+++ b/sys/unix/hints/include/cross-post.370
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@ dospkg: dodata dosfonts $(GAMEBIN) $(TARGETPFX)recover.exe ../dat/nhtiles.bmp
 	cp $(DOSFONT)/ter-u28b.psf $(TARGETPFX)pkg/TER-U28B.PSF
 	cp $(DOSFONT)/ter-u32b.psf $(TARGETPFX)pkg/TER-U32B.PSF
 	cp  ../lib/djgpp/cwsdpmi/bin/CWSDPMI.EXE $(TARGETPFX)pkg/CWSDPMI.EXE
+	( if [ -f ../lib/djgpp/symify/simify.exe ]; then \
+	      cp  ../lib/djgpp/symify/simify.exe $(TARGETPFX)pkg/SYMIFY.EXE; \
+          else \
+              pwd; echo "../lib/djgpp/symify/symify.exe not found"; \
+	  fi; )
 	-touch $(TARGETPFX)pkg/RECORD
 	cd $(TARGETPFX)pkg ; zip -9 ../NH370DOS.ZIP * ; cd ../../..
 	@echo msdos package zip file $(TARGETPFX)NH370DOS.ZIP