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Re: Megamax v1.1 Bug?

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From: Michel Rynderman
Date: Fri, 13 May 1988 14:50
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argc was set to be 1 always because of compatibility with UNIX(TM). A lot
of programs count on the name of the program to be in argv[0]. The ST 
does not pass the name of the program so argv[0] is set to a string with
nothing in it.("").

Hope this helps.

Michel@megamax

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From: michel@megamax.UUCP (Michel Rynderman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Megamax v1.1 Bug?
Keywords: argc,argv
Message-ID: <1374@megamax.UUCP>
Date: 13 May 88 14:50:05 GMT
References: <May.12.20.53.04.1988.25733@topaz.rutgers.edu>
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Organization: Megamax, Inc; Dallas, TX
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