Re: A89: Shell compatibility
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Re: A89: Shell compatibility
>So you're saying: programs for PlusShell will work without any extra
>shells but programs for Doors require Doors to be on the calc? This
>doesn't seem to be a very good feature. I'll probably use PlusShell then.
Yes, but the problem with Plusshell is that the kernel is in EACH program
or library, so that they have bigger size. Just take the sizes of the
hello, World programs:
- Hello for Doors: 153 bytes
- Hello for Plusshell: 925 bytes
The difference could be bigger if your program uses BSS.
>>
>>
>>>I don't have a TI-89 yet, so I am just wondering how compatible these two
>>>shells are. Can someone spill it all out for us?
>>
>>Programs compiled for Plusshell can be run with any TI89, with or without
>>Doors OS, because they have an internal loader code into the program.
>>
>>However their file format is really different from the one we use in Doors
>>(we will release it soon), so the comment and libs list are not accessed
>>the same way.
>>
>>Programs compiled for Doors can't be run if Doors hasn't been installed.
>>They will just exit at the very beginning
>>
>>Hope this helps..
>>
>>
>>
>>Xavier VASSOR
>>---The Doors Team
>>E-mail:xvassor@mail.dotcom.fr
>>Doors Homepage: http://doorshome.home.ml.org (not updated for Doors OS)
>>ICQ:10241721
>>
>>
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> miken@dodgenet.com
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Xavier VASSOR
---The Doors Team
E-mail:xvassor@mail.dotcom.fr
Doors Homepage: http://doorshome.home.ml.org (not updated for Doors OS)
ICQ:10241721
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