Font_ApplyFields problem

[David J. Ruck]

On 8 Nov 2001 Tony van der Hoff <tony at mk-net.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> On 7 Nov 2001, in message <620cccd54a.druck at druck.freeuk.net>, David J.
> Ruck <druck at freeuk.com> wrote:
>> Even though OSLib strives to be binary compatible, it would only take
>> something line a fix to ensure return parameter is updated when previously
>> it was not to break some code. 
> 
> Duh?
> 
> However, your warning is certainly appropriate, although I can't imagine,
> under the proposed scheme, how things can be made to fail.

Sorry I was not talking specifically about he file handles here, but rather
for issues such as discussed in other threads where return paramaters are not
currently updated by error conditions.

While this can be argued to be the wrong behaviour and should be fixed, this
could lead to a problem in code that relies on the current behaviour, but if
you dont have the source you wont be aware that it could be a problem.
Therefor to maintain strick binary compaibility you would have to spawn a new
function for any fixes such as these. 

> And so it came to pass that once again all was peaceful in OSLib land. All
> differences were resolved, and everyone lived happily ever after... :-)

No, dont enscourage me look for anything contentious!

Cheers
---Dave

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