c91a-ra@franny.Berkeley.EDU (reader.john.kawakami) (09/22/88)
This is a two parter:
I thought i had moria done all right, but no -- it won't run. It loads up,
then instantly dies with two bombs, then back to the desktop. It de-arced
ok here (where i got moria), but did not work. It de-arced fine at home
(on the ST), but did not work. Both times, I ran it from the desktop as
.TOS and .TTP (which can't work as .TTP uppercases all text).
So I figure, I'll write a prog to call moria (and maybe add options features
later), but that did not work. Back to the docs. Seems I have to set env
vars. Well, I was pretty sure that was not the problem, but I whipped out
68000 ST Ref (by Peel), and looked up the AES calls. Why? Because I
have Personal Pascal, which does not have a built in AES library. Then set
up the AES calls (C-strings etc.) complied and ran the prog. Again, this
did not work.
What is going on. Should I go back over my prog caller and make sure the
command tail is ok? Should this work under the desktop? In any case,
moria does not work for me :-{
Which brings me to my second:AND MORE IMPORTANT QUESTION
I use OSS personal pascal. i have no C compiler.
1) has anyone used Tackle box ST? Is it any good.
2) where can I find info on how to make flawless calls to OS routines from
PP. Right now, I'm winging it, mimicking the examples from OSS and using
the Peel book (which is very good).
3) should I just get C? Is the level of programming I want to do easier
in C?
3a) Does MWC come with the Atari Devpack? (In other words, should i get
just MWC, or pay the extra $100+ for developer support?)
4) what is a good assembler? Are there any object-file converters in case
the objects are not compatible?
5) in general, what are some of the best tools out there (just kidding, don't
answer this one).
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