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#29065 Requester Paranoia Message #29268
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming August 8, 1986 7:09 PM
what is your STACK situation, i had a different but similar guru (00000004.000myprogram's addr) and it turned out i was crunching my stack. your problem could be an uninitialized pointer (or one set to 0) but i'd suspect stack first. try your program again after giving an absurd incantation like…
#29065 Requester Paranoia Message #29268
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming August 8, 1986 7:09 PM
what is your STACK situation, i had a different but similar guru (00000004.000myprogram's addr) and it turned out i was crunching my stack. your problem could be an uninitialized pointer (or one set to 0) but i'd suspect stack first. try your program again after giving an absurd incantation like…
#28650 Amiga Turbo Pascal Message #28786
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming August 3, 1986 8:22 PM
why don't we just admit it to ourselves that Phillipe Kahn has become just like the rest of them. Amiga Turbo Pascal is vaporware. And we've all been had. PLEASE REFUTE MY TERRRIBLE DISILLUSIONMENT WITH BORLAND.
#28650 Amiga Turbo Pascal Message #28786
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming August 3, 1986 8:22 PM
why don't we just admit it to ourselves that Phillipe Kahn has become just like the rest of them. Amiga Turbo Pascal is vaporware. And we've all been had. PLEASE REFUTE MY TERRRIBLE DISILLUSIONMENT WITH BORLAND.
#28753 IDCMP Message #28785
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming August 3, 1986 8:18 PM
i think you'll be able to find a BCPL compiler in one of those sleazy magazines which specialize in chains and leather and kinky sex toys. sdp
#28753 IDCMP Message #28785
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming August 3, 1986 8:18 PM
i think you'll be able to find a BCPL compiler in one of those sleazy magazines which specialize in chains and leather and kinky sex toys. sdp
#28186 AmigaDos questions Message #28553
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming August 2, 1986 12:34 AM
i think there might be something slightly amiss in the way IoErr works because sometimes my original directory walker worked fine. just certain disks would get finished too early… for lack of explicit knowledge of how to look further into IoErr, and because there was an easy work around in…
#28186 AmigaDos questions Message #28553
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming August 2, 1986 12:34 AM
i think there might be something slightly amiss in the way IoErr works because sometimes my original directory walker worked fine. just certain disks would get finished too early… for lack of explicit knowledge of how to look further into IoErr, and because there was an easy work around in…
#27654- AmigaDos questions Message #27877
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming July 25, 1986 11:38 PM
thank you. tree will do nicely, i'm having a tantrum with myself for not thinking of the hack that TREE used. i am just too concerned with coming up with a “minimal code–elegant hack'' to have thought of his approach. does YOUR directory walker use straight recursion or do you…
#27654- AmigaDos questions Message #27877
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming July 25, 1986 11:38 PM
thank you. tree will do nicely, i'm having a tantrum with myself for not thinking of the hack that TREE used. i am just too concerned with coming up with a “minimal code–elegant hack'' to have thought of his approach. does YOUR directory walker use straight recursion or do you…
7 Message #27535
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming July 23, 1986 12:46 AM
hello, i too am working on a disk catalog utility. tho mine is considerably less involved than yours. have you been able to traverse a disk 's directory structure? I find that certain disks confuse the IOErr function. would be interested in your perspectives. see my plaintive cry for help…
7 Message #27535
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming July 23, 1986 12:46 AM
hello, i too am working on a disk catalog utility. tho mine is considerably less involved than yours. have you been able to traverse a disk 's directory structure? I find that certain disks confuse the IOErr function. would be interested in your perspectives. see my plaintive cry for help…
#AmigaDos questions Message #27531
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming July 23, 1986 12:30 AM
1) how does one go about converting an amigados timestamp into a useable form. that is i want day-month-year when I have the number of days since 1-jan-78. is there anything already invented for this purpose, seems incredible that I'd be the first to need this. is ther anything out…
#AmigaDos questions Message #27531
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming July 23, 1986 12:30 AM
1) how does one go about converting an amigados timestamp into a useable form. that is i want day-month-year when I have the number of days since 1-jan-78. is there anything already invented for this purpose, seems incredible that I'd be the first to need this. is ther anything out…
#13848 GNUEMACS Message #13965
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming April 5, 1986 11:53 PM
did you ever see the results of the obscure C code contest? the winner wrote a program that went: main () { xxxxx,xxxx,xxxxx,…} where instead of xxxxx they were octal numbers. it wasn't very portable, but it did run on the pdp 11. never had the nerve to port it…
#13848 GNUEMACS Message #13965
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming April 5, 1986 11:53 PM
did you ever see the results of the obscure C code contest? the winner wrote a program that went: main () { xxxxx,xxxx,xxxxx,…} where instead of xxxxx they were octal numbers. it wasn't very portable, but it did run on the pdp 11. never had the nerve to port it…
#13847 GNUEMACS Message #13964
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming April 5, 1986 11:49 PM
funny about that tape, i was solemly promised that it would be written in ANSI standard format. are you sure you are reading it in ansi tape format? sdp
#13847 GNUEMACS Message #13964
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming April 5, 1986 11:49 PM
funny about that tape, i was solemly promised that it would be written in ANSI standard format. are you sure you are reading it in ansi tape format? sdp
#13825- GNUEMACS Message #13963
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming April 5, 1986 11:47 PM
its the decus release. its in unix form on the tape. the vms version isn't ready yet or so they tell me. i don't know the exact version on the tape, perhaps some decus fiend will reply. or perhaps, i'll think to look it up at work monday. sdp
#13825- GNUEMACS Message #13963
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming April 5, 1986 11:47 PM
its the decus release. its in unix form on the tape. the vms version isn't ready yet or so they tell me. i don't know the exact version on the tape, perhaps some decus fiend will reply. or perhaps, i'll think to look it up at work monday. sdp
#13780- setjmp Message #13962
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming April 5, 1986 11:39 PM
i don't think you have to worry about the propriety of uploading someting called setjmp.h which you write yourself from scratch. something like a typedef of an env_buf to an array of 16ints (did I remember right?) sdp
#13780- setjmp Message #13962
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming April 5, 1986 11:39 PM
i don't think you have to worry about the propriety of uploading someting called setjmp.h which you write yourself from scratch. something like a typedef of an env_buf to an array of 16ints (did I remember right?) sdp
#13803 GNUEMACS Message #13961
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming April 5, 1986 11:31 PM
there was a jerry poorsmell parody in the april micro cornucopia last year. i'll have to make a point to get Computer Langauge. i am angry with byte for discontinuing their ads for the famous programmer's school. i saw that EDN had a self contained nuclear power supply…
#13803 GNUEMACS Message #13961
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming April 5, 1986 11:31 PM
there was a jerry poorsmell parody in the april micro cornucopia last year. i'll have to make a point to get Computer Langauge. i am angry with byte for discontinuing their ads for the famous programmer's school. i saw that EDN had a self contained nuclear power supply…
#12939 Manx bugs Message #13367
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming March 31, 1986 11:18 PM
i got amiga lint and its fine. i like it much. its pulled my fat out of the fire at least 3 times on one single program. sdp
#12939 Manx bugs Message #13367
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming March 31, 1986 11:18 PM
i got amiga lint and its fine. i like it much. its pulled my fat out of the fire at least 3 times on one single program. sdp
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming March 31, 1986 11:10 PM
couldn't one create a set of #defines and the like to use the C preprocessor to do the massagement of the Amiga Assembler files into a form useable by Aztec? Put those #defines into a “generic include file'' and let the C preprocessor rip.
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming March 31, 1986 11:10 PM
couldn't one create a set of #defines and the like to use the C preprocessor to do the massagement of the Amiga Assembler files into a form useable by Aztec? Put those #defines into a “generic include file'' and let the C preprocessor rip.
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming March 31, 1986 11:03 PM
you sure about that dave? i think that a function declared of type void does indeed return a function. the void is just a polite way of indicating to all involved that the function return value is meaningless. (sorry, make last word of 2nd sentence “value''.) i know with deficient…
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Programming March 31, 1986 11:03 PM
you sure about that dave? i think that a function declared of type void does indeed return a function. the void is just a polite way of indicating to all involved that the function return value is meaningless. (sorry, make last word of 2nd sentence “value''.) i know with deficient…
#11083- GRONNNNK! Message #11229
From: steve poling The Amiga Forum · Tool Box March 11, 1986 9:56 PM
agree agree. my heath h89 has easily configured step rates and i've always marveled that the drives were quieter at 2 ms but loud at 4ms sdp
#10967- 'veloper's blues Message #11228
From: steve poling The Amiga Forum · Tool Box March 11, 1986 9:44 PM
its a plot by those darned French! that's what that darned, sane metric system is!
#10943- 'veloper's blues Message #11227
From: steve poling The Amiga Forum · Tool Box March 11, 1986 9:43 PM
don't the canuks use the English system? you know, 6 quarts to a gallon and all that other non-standardness.
#10883- #'veloper's blues Message #11225
From: steve poling The Amiga Forum · Tool Box March 11, 1986 9:42 PM
MAYBE us natives are insensitive. besides, didn't we start by persecuting the French, who helped us get this country started? i thot it was just good natured teasing, sorry. sdp * Reply: 11255
#6726 Introducing… Message #6861
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment February 1, 1986 12:17 AM
i also noticed that #line does nothing on the at at work. but it works fine on amy. probably another feature of 3.xx avail any day now.
#6726 Introducing… Message #6861
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment February 1, 1986 12:17 AM
i also noticed that #line does nothing on the at at work. but it works fine on amy. probably another feature of 3.xx avail any day now.
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 13, 1986 8:57 PM
do you perceive public domain software as competition? this ought not prompt opposition to pd s/w. its like chrysler asking for import restrictions, short term beneficial–long term deadly. sdp
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 13, 1986 8:57 PM
do you perceive public domain software as competition? this ought not prompt opposition to pd s/w. its like chrysler asking for import restrictions, short term beneficial–long term deadly. sdp
setjmp.h and kermit Message #4841
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 10, 1986 8:35 PM
last I remember, you were complaining that you didn't have lattice's setjmp.h file and therefore you could not get kermit going. i downloaded kermit.lbr and found nothing (i thot) that was not in the uxkermit release from columbia university. are you still in need of setjmp.h? I have made one…
setjmp.h and kermit Message #4841
From: steve poling Forum unknown · Telecommunications January 10, 1986 8:35 PM
last I remember, you were complaining that you didn't have lattice's setjmp.h file and therefore you could not get kermit going. i downloaded kermit.lbr and found nothing (i thot) that was not in the uxkermit release from columbia university. are you still in need of setjmp.h? I have made one…
#4768 #Amiga Unix? Message #4838
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 10, 1986 8:16 PM
i thought Emacs was his. Kant did not preach those things. His biggest fault was he had a split world view which denied the possibility of approaching the “spiritual'' world with rationality. thus, all religion and morality becomes phenomenological or psychological. I too find Kant's philosophy abhorent. But he is…
#4768 #Amiga Unix? Message #4838
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 10, 1986 8:16 PM
i thought Emacs was his. Kant did not preach those things. His biggest fault was he had a split world view which denied the possibility of approaching the “spiritual'' world with rationality. thus, all religion and morality becomes phenomenological or psychological. I too find Kant's philosophy abhorent. But he is…
#4736- Amiga Unix? Message #4836
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 10, 1986 8:13 PM
read the old DR Dobbs where Richard Stallman gives his software Marxist Manifesto. it gives Ayn Rand fans indigestion. I disagree with his anti-commercial sentiment. But GNU is in my personal best interest, therefore I favor it. sdp
#4736- Amiga Unix? Message #4836
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 10, 1986 8:13 PM
read the old DR Dobbs where Richard Stallman gives his software Marxist Manifesto. it gives Ayn Rand fans indigestion. I disagree with his anti-commercial sentiment. But GNU is in my personal best interest, therefore I favor it. sdp
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 10, 1986 8:05 PM
this is wild. i wouldn't read it over there. i totally disagree with the p. oliver premise that public domain s/w is immoral (or should i say amoral?) but hey, the slashing retoric is almost as good as bs back in college. my 2 cents: software and information is not…
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 10, 1986 8:05 PM
this is wild. i wouldn't read it over there. i totally disagree with the p. oliver premise that public domain s/w is immoral (or should i say amoral?) but hey, the slashing retoric is almost as good as bs back in college. my 2 cents: software and information is not…
BPTR's Message #4832
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 10, 1986 7:52 PM
as I said kludge. but if you want to use something like that you can either beat Lattice to put it into their next version, or you can swallow your pride and get something out. as a former mathematician the example of Gauss and Cauchy comes to mind. Gauss never…
BPTR's Message #4832
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 10, 1986 7:52 PM
as I said kludge. but if you want to use something like that you can either beat Lattice to put it into their next version, or you can swallow your pride and get something out. as a former mathematician the example of Gauss and Cauchy comes to mind. Gauss never…
#4432 shell.c Message #4620
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 8, 1986 8:14 PM
i'd like to see History added to that shell. sdp
#4432 shell.c Message #4620
From: steve poling Forum unknown · SoftwareDevelopment January 8, 1986 8:14 PM
i'd like to see History added to that shell. sdp

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