8 bit os_f handles

[John Tytgat]

In message <Marcel-1.53-0328164650-0b06#xE at druck.freeuk.com>
          "David J. Ruck" <druck at freeuk.com> wrote:

> On Mon 27 Mar, John Tytgat wrote:
> > All versions of UnixLib I have here do contain pieces of assembler.  Which
> > version of UnixLib are you talking about ?
> 
> It was a very early one which I no longer had. All the standard C library
> fucntions were implememnted in C not assembler. So I assume someone might
> have the original sources lying around. It would be the quickest option,
> only requiring a recompile, to get a 32bit environment up.

You will find that most functions are still C code and only when it
is really necessairy, there is assembler involved.  Also the startup
of the run time environment contains a little bit of assembler.  Even
with the current version, I think a couple of hours are needed to have
a first working prototype.

> > A 32bit UnixLib version based on its current version is not that difficult
> > to do IMHO.
> 
> I'll have to look into seeing if anyone is doing this.

AFAIK, nobody.  Also UnixLib as a module would be also very nice.  But
that's certainly more work.

John.
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