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Re: GFA 3.5E

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From: Sherry Mackiewicz
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 02:49
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In a previous article, hutch@bellman.lanl.gov (John Hutchinson) says:
>
>Sherry, you didn't mention it but which machine (aka, which TOS) are you
>using?  This sounds like a problem with TOS 2.05/2.06 in which the compiler
>doesn't like XCONTROL.ACC.  There are two fixes:
>
>1) Run the compiler _without_ XCONTROL.ACC loaded.
>
>2) Change the RESERVE memory setting in the compiler source code and recompile.
>   Start up your interpretor and load MENU.GFA (the compiler source code) find
>   the RESERVE line near the beginning of the file and change it to some huge
>   number (I use RESERVE 150000, I think).  Then RUN the program in interpreted
>   mode and use it to compile _itself_ saving the newly compiled file as
>   MENU.PRG.  Tricky, eh?  For safety's sake, be sure you maintain a backup
>   copy of the original MENU.GFA source, OK?  ;-)
>
>Anyhow, either of these should resolve the compile problem judging from how
>you described it.  If not, let us know...
>
>Cheers,
>---
>
>___________________________ John "HUTCH" Hutchinson _________________________
>_________________ Fair Dinkum Technologies     Member - IAAD  _______________
>________________ "No worries, mate... it's from Fair Dinkum!" _______________
>____________ email: hutch@bellman.lanl.gov   GEnie: FAIR-DINKUM _____________
>
>
   I'm using an STe (1.62?).  I'll try the secnd method.  Thanks!


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