mdf@trwrba.UUCP (Mark D. Falleroni) (11/06/85)
With regards to 'scanf' and Hippo C; it isn't included. If you look at the libraries included with the compiler, you can see what Kernighan and Richie functions were included. Hippo C does support most of the GEMDOS, AES (what's that mean?) and VDI (Virtual Device Interface) calls. However the documentation of these calls is poor. Also, the executable file is extremely large compared to source code. What I mean is, if you compile, assemble, and load a 2 or 3 line program, the executable file is about 10K in size!!! I'm not sure why, but I think that at load time, all of the libraris are loaded whether they are needed or not; not very efficient but safe. I've been struggling to make sense out of the AES and VDI calls (since I don't have a developer's package) for about a month now. Since Atari isn't cooperating (unless you have $300.00), maybe us poor folk ought to document the AES and VDI calls on the net (if and when we discover their usage). Maybe if we post incorrect AES and VDI documentation, someone with a developer's package will correct us (I hope). Mark Falleroni TRW Defense Systems Ogden Engineering Operations Ogden, Utah <mdf>