🚀 go-pugleaf

He said...

>>Being new to the MANX compiler (but loving it), you make a reference in the
>>makefile to ln -o SHELL ..... -lc32.  What is that thing! (-lc32)! Somewhere
>>I must have missed a 'thread' on this one.  I assume is the call to search
>>library file 'c32.lib' but where do I find this.
>>
>>Can anyone shed some light.
>>-- 

To which I replied...

>Sounds to me like you're not a REGISTERED owner of the Manx system!
>If you were, you would know what c32.lib is.  It's the 32 bit version
>of c.lib which is included in the package.
>If I'm wrong, I apologize in advance, but if you OWNED the package,...
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

I realized that I could have been wrong when I wrote the reply, but I
just found it strange that you would NEVER HAVE SPOTTED the c32.lib on
the disk, or learned of its existing in reading about the +l option in
the compiler.

>Disclaimer: I don't work for anybody, and opinions expressed are my own.

The above disclaimer is written the way it is because I do NOT work for
Commodore or Amiga or Commodore-Amiga, or anyone.  I DID work for Commodore
for almost 7 years until last February when I left to pursue software
development.  Commodore graciously allowed me continued access to UseNet
to assist me and my colleague, and because I can [hopefully] contribute
to this forum.

He replied...

>Paul, your opinions may be your own, but you do represent Commodore Amiga,
>atleast when their 'organiazation title' is contained in your postings to
>the net.

I disagree, but I understand what you're saying.

>I was looking for advice, for a new product that I purchased in lew of the
>Lattice compiler that I have been using since Oct 1985.  I skimmed over the
>two supplied diskettes and noted in the manual and through discussions over
>
>It never occured to me at the time, that there were two seperate
>libraries.  

This I just found hard to believe - because I didn't see how you could have
missed it when you were making your development system, or reading the
manual... but obviously I made a mistake, you didn't read the manual, and
apparently didn't look at what was on the disks.

I must repeat though, that I did realize in advance that I may have been
wrong.

BUT, you ARE right in saying I should keep my "beliefs" about other people's
practices (ethical or otherwise) to myself, and even though I apologized
in advance, obviously I thought it was true, or I wouldn't have written
it.  So David, I hope you will accept my apology, and in the future, I
will keep "personal" comments completely out of my messages, and only
comment on the forum's subject matter - Amiga, Amiga software development,
etc.

>I have read and used alot of your tips in the past few months
>with much success and appreciation.

Thanks.

>I've also (as I am sure) many others,

You're speaking for others - how can you?

>have put up with your aristocratic (webster: socially exclusive, also
>snobbish) aura.

This is, I'm afraid, a CULTURAL problem.  Being BORN English, I know the
word aristocratic well, and I have had problems with this in the past, but
I assure you it is not intentional.  People give me a hard time for having
a large vocabulary.  To them - "many long words".

>Leave your personal oppions at home, brining to the forum,
>only knowledge.
>

I guess your emotion took over your typing here!

>One final thought.  Many of us are developers, many of us are just consumers
>of your product.  Many of us have struggled with your product from its
    ^^^^                                          ^^^^

It is not MY product.

>beginning.
>...
>Dave Whitlock
>
>        {decvax!microsof,uw-beaver,ssc-vax,allegra,lbl-csam}!fluke!star
>
>--John Fluke Mfg. Co., 33031 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI 48150

Summary:
	I'm sorry you took offense to my message, and personal comments
will not appear in my messages again.

	Paul Higginbottom.

Disclaimer: I do NOT work for Commodore or represent Commodore in my messages.
Opinions expressed are my own.