Julian F. Reschke <ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET> (04/29/91)
The GEMDOS funtion Dfree() is documented to be void ('GEMDOS Reference
Manual'). In practice, it SEEMS to return useful return codes (like BIOS
error codes).
Now the question: is there an officially approved method to tell wether
the function call was successfull or not?
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____________________ correct me if I'm wrong _____________________________carter@cat23.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter) (05/01/91)
I finally got a hold of the new HD utils, what exactly does 4.01 do anyway? Fix any bugs over 3.01? --Gregory
apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) (05/03/91)
ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET (Julian F. Reschke) writes: >The GEMDOS funtion Dfree() is documented to be void ('GEMDOS Reference >Manual'). In practice, it SEEMS to return useful return codes (like BIOS >error codes). The manual is wrong, in more places than one. Yes, Dfree() is not void. Never has been. ============================================ Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt
neil@cs.hw.ac.uk (Neil Forsyth) (05/06/91)
In article <2924@atari.UUCP> apratt@atari.UUCP (Allan Pratt) writes: >ONM07@DMSWWU1A.BITNET (Julian F. Reschke) writes: >>The GEMDOS funtion Dfree() is documented to be void ('GEMDOS Reference >>Manual'). In practice, it SEEMS to return useful return codes (like BIOS >>error codes). > >The manual is wrong, in more places than one. Yes, Dfree() is not void. >Never has been. When will Atari ever publish a nice clear book detailing the ST hardware and the TOS operating system? I have the dev kit and it still leaves much to be desired than a big wad of photocopies. Look at what C=/Am*ga provide by way of clear references. I recently suggested to Atari UK that they produce a programmers pack that would include just such a book and two programming lanuages of the purchasers choice. Comp Sci students would lap that up. Actually I think Atari US did say once that they were working on such a book but what became of it? >============================================ >Opinions expressed above do not necessarily -- Allan Pratt, Atari Corp. >reflect those of Atari Corp. or anyone else. ...ames!atari!apratt +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ ! DISCLAIMER:Unless otherwise stated, the above comments are entirely my own ! ! ! ! Neil Forsyth JANET: neil@uk.ac.hw.cs ! ! Dept. of Computer Science ARPA: neil@cs.hw.ac.uk ! ! Heriot-Watt University UUCP: ..!ukc!cs.hw.ac.uk!neil ! ! Edinburgh, Scotland, UK "That was never 5 manuals!" ! +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+