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Article #15471Re: Megamax C (in)compatibility
From: jww
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1987 00:38
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1987 00:38
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In article <8704071446.AA00584@jade.berkeley.edu>, LOGANJ@BYUVAX.BITNET writes:
> Megamax claims to have a new version (3.0d) of their C compiler that is
> compatible with the Mac SE and Mac II.
> I was
> told that the old version will not work with the new operating systems
> because Apple has changed the conventions of some of the system globals
> that Megamax was using.
From the report of the problem posted to this net, this is at best
half truth, and certainly deceptive.
Megamax stole a low memory global for its own purposes. Apple says
'any bit or byte or long that we don't document we reserve for future
use.' Therefore Megamax broke the rules.
I get annoyed at people who write needless incompatibilities due to
laziness or an inability to follow directions. I don't have much
respect for companies that attempt finger pointing rather than tell the
whole truth.
--
Joel West
{ucbvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!jww (ihnp4!gould9!joel once I fix news)
jww@sdcsvax.ucsd.edu if you must
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