#Exec help
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I am looking for .doc files re Exec, specifically signals, messages,
ports, IO etc. I have the Libraries and Devices manual, but I don't want to
buy the other one because it's too expensive. ASM examples would be good (I
use DevPac v2), but I can read C. If anyone can point me in the right
direction, I would appreciate it.
TIA, Happy new year etc.
James.
Get the manuals.
Thanks.
On Fish 691-695, you'll find a 5-disk set (which dissolves into 12 disks) of 'C
Manual'. Although the code covers only 1.3 (?!), you may find it useful if
you're completely unfamiliar with Exec calls.
Again, on Fish 741-742, you'll find a release of sample coding from
Commodore's RKM manuals. If you can follow code, there's likely good stuff in
there for you.
That's as much as I can think of in terms of low cost information. Oh, and
you might try reading the .FD files, if you have them (they came with
AmigaBasic on the pre-2.0 systems), which can also give you a capsule hint on
what functions exist and how they are used.
Other than that .. save up your money and go for the RKM!
–Jim
Thanks, Jim – I may have a look at the Fish stuff, some of it should be very
useful. I'm _still_ using 1.3, so no problem there! I know this is backward,
but really, budget is the thing. I'm familiar with calling lib functions etc,
it's particularly signals and device IO which are beating me. The libs &
devices RKM covers devices well (as does Amiga System Programmers Guide;
Dittrich, Gelfland & Schlemmel, Abacus), but neither cover IO to my
satisfaction. I'm sure I'll get it if I keep bashing away, and I might have
more fun that way too.
Thanks very much,
James
James,
Hm… I think you got a very old edition of the RKM manual. Only in the
first set of the RKMs, published in 1986, Exec is covered in a seperate
volume of the manuals. This was for the (obsolete) version 1.0/1.1 of the
Amiga OS!
You should get a copy of the new 'Libraries' manual, third edition.
– wkc – … via AP from Hamburg, Germany
Werner,
I don't have the RKM in question with me (I'm visiting my parents), so
I can't check, but I'm pretty sure mine is not the one you say – It has full
documentation of exec functions and includes. I hope you're wrong, but I will
check it.
James.