Re: A86: Idea for shell/loader standards...
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Re: A86: Idea for shell/loader standards...
On Sun, 21 Sep 1997 Steve86Asm@aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 97-09-20 05:05:23 EDT, you write:
>
> >
> > A while ago, we decided version 1 of the standard will use abs pointers,
> > so this is wrong no matter what.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
>
> Is the loader going to relocate the entire program to $D748 or just subtract
> and add to the address for the name/icon, etc... ?
>
It will not load the entire name/icon/etc, just the code/data part.
Also, I'd like to stress the "standard" is still just a proposition (as it
says in big letters on the web page). Any program that follows it now is
probably not going to be compatible with the final version.
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Dan Eble <eble@cis.ohio-state.edu>
(http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/~eble)
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