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Article #9136Re: Resident Librarys Auto-open (was: Re: Font help needed)
From: John Toebes
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1988 05:05
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 1988 05:05
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In article <10433@stb.UUCP> michael@stb.UUCP (Michael) writes: >Doesn't AmigaDos support automatic opening of rom resident libraries? No. > Why don't Manx and Lattice use that? Because it doesn't work. >: Michael Gersten uunet.uu.net!denwa!stb!michael Ok, here's the answer as I understand it from my experimentation when we seriously considered putting it into Blink. The libraries that appear to be searched are BCPL libraries. Even if that were not the case, the loader will load a file which references a non-existant library WITHOUT so much as a peep. Also, the load file format doesn't allow any method of supplying a version number. (is that enough reasons yet?) /*---------------------All standard Disclaimers apply---------------------*/ /*----Working for but not officially representing SAS or Lattice Inc.-----*/ /*----John A. Toebes, VIII usenet:...!mcnc!rti!sas!toebes-----*/ /*------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ukma!gatech!mcnc!rti!sas!toebes From: toebes@sas.UUCP (John Toebes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: Resident Librarys Auto-open (was: Re: Font help needed) Keywords: global Message-ID: <555@sas.UUCP> Date: 20 Jun 88 05:05:09 GMT References: <62300001@hobbiton> <62300003@hobbiton> <3651@ece-csc.UUCP> <2930@tekig4.TEK.COM> <10433@stb.UUCP> Reply-To: toebes@sas.UUCP (John Toebes) Organization: SAS Institute Inc, Cary NC Lines: 18