> > In Japhet' source, I see _at least_ one important change: you eliminate > "retf 2", but forgot "ret 2" in NEW15 (where you explicitly STI before > exit). This not need any demonstrations. > > But I agreed, that there not enough explanations what changed. For > example, I see, that eliminated call to INT 67/3F - but no commented why. > Also, I not see explanation, if move reading keyboard port after checking > Ctrl/Alt status is optimization or have some additional impact.
Sorry, I totally forgot these things. The keyboard port reading modification is a qemu-related optimization, since reading the keyboard port "unnecessarily" should be avoided there (apparently gives problems with extended keys). And the New15 modification does at least not hurt, I thought it was just forgotten by Mr. Devore. The int 67h/3fh deletion was something I didn't intend to make public, I deactivated it because I don't like this feature. Yes, I played a bit with the source and didn't use the original v2.21 one when implementing the bugfix, but for the 2-3 users which might be interested in the binary ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
