The future of 26-bit OSLib

[Tony van der Hoff]

On 11 Nov 2002, in message <yekk7jkrwt1.fsf at dutton.uk.cyberscience.com>,
Tom Hughes <tom at compton.nu> wrote:

> In message <a464bf934b.Tony at mk-net.demon.co.uk>
>         Tony van der Hoff <tony at mk-net.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> > OK, fine by me, and I know people are saying you can't mix 32 and 26-bit
> > libraries, but why can't people build a 26-bit application using the OSLib32
> > ALF, regardless of the SCL? AFAICT the two are entirely independent. Having
> > said that, I've never tried it...
> 
> Because if you compile code with "-apcs 3/26bit" then it will assume
> that any functions it calls will preserve flags, and that isn't true
> if you call a function in a 32 bit library.

Ah, OK, thanks. I hadn't thought it through.

Cheers, Tony

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