[comp.sys.amiga.programmer] GOMF-req.library

a447@mindlink.UUCP (Colin Fox) (01/09/91)

Someone posted a message about GOMF saying that req.library's file requester
trashes a low-memory-vector. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. It is a known problem with
GOMF, not req.library.

This point has been brought up before and explained before.

As far as to what a low-memory vector is (the poster asked), all system
vectors, such as exception and interrupt vectors, are stored in low memory. You
naturally don't want these stomped.

To reliably check low-memory violations, use Enforcer (you need an MMU to use
Enforcer - either a 68020 + 68851 or a 68030). This has been done with
req.library and it passes ok.

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micja@IDA.LiU.SE (Michael Jansson) (01/10/91)

In article <4385@mindlink.UUCP> a447@mindlink.UUCP (Colin Fox) writes:
>Someone posted a message about GOMF saying that req.library's file requester
>trashes a low-memory-vector. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN. It is a known problem with
>GOMF, not req.library.
>
>This point has been brought up before and explained before.
>
>As far as to what a low-memory vector is (the poster asked), all system
>vectors, such as exception and interrupt vectors, are stored in low memory. You
>naturally don't want these stomped.
>
>To reliably check low-memory violations, use Enforcer (you need an MMU to use
>Enforcer - either a 68020 + 68851 or a 68030). This has been done with
>req.library and it passes ok.

Well, I'm using the enforcer, CED, an older version of req.library (it
came with Manx 5.0a) and NOT GOMF and I get memory hits whenever I bring
up the file requster. I vote on that both GOMF and the older version of
req.library is not quite nice to the system.


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