K538915@CZHRZU1A.BITNET.UUCP (06/29/87)
Allan Pratt writes: >The product is my first major project here at Atari: a new linker, to >act as a replacement for LINK68 and RELMOD. This linker, called ALN, is .......................... >If you aren't an Atari developer using Alcyon C, you're not missing >anything: this tool is strictly for use with the object modules produced >by Alcyon C and AS68. (What other languages use this format? Does >anybody know of one?) Don't panic, I'm not complaining again :-). CCD ST-Pascal+/OSS Personal Pascal uses the DRI format. The first releases of CCD Pascal were actually distributed with Link68 and AESBIND/VDIBIND. Probably it's still not of so much interest for owners of the Pascal package, since the linker which is selled with it now, is pretty fast ans doesn't need RELMOD too. But good news for everybody with Alycon C.......just one question: is Atari planning to distribute this to parts of Atari Corp. outside the USA? If yes I would alert my friends with the developers package to the fact. >(Please don't start clamoring for them, but there are more tools in the >works: my new debugger and Landon's new assembler are also approaching >release.) Sounds even better! (And hows the new documentation going?) Simon Poole K538915.CZHRZU1A.BITNET
apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) (06/30/87)
> Allan Pratt writes: >>The product is my first major project here at Atari: a new linker, to >>act as a replacement for LINK68 and RELMOD. This linker, called ALN, is > ... Juse one > question: is Atari planning to distribute this to parts of Atari > Corp. outside the USA? If yes I would alert my friends with the > developers package to the fact. > Simon Poole > K538915.CZHRZU1A.BITNET Yes, all Atari subsidiaries will get the new linker for their developers. We don't control their distribution channels, so I don't know when or how they will be giving it out. Also, it will take them a while to get in the swing of things, so don't go calling them for it today. Do them and yourself a favor: wait two weeks or so. Thanks. There is a procedure for developers to get updates directly from Atari. This procedure involves Cindy Claveran, but I'm not sure how. I will research this when she gets back to the office on July 1. /----------------------------------------------\ | Opinions expressed above do not necessarily | -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. | reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. | ...lll-lcc!atari!apratt \----------------------------------------------/ (APRATT on GEnie)