The biggest problem I have found in staying backward compatible is
making sure I don't use too much dynamic heap and/or stack.  In fact, I
had to give up on one application because of this.

When you overflow the stack, you get wiere, sometimes difficult problems
to find.



On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Dave Lippincott wrote:

> Could be caused by the way apps are terminated in OS 2.x
> The app doesn't get the stop event until after another app is executed (due
> to the way the launcher operates).  You could try to move your clean up
> routines to fire on the frmCloseEvent instead of the appStopEvent.  The
> alternative is to not allow your app to run on anything less than OS 3.0
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jason Simpkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2000 11:57 AM
> Subject: Palm OS 2.0 problem HELP
> 
> 
> > Hello All!
> >
> > In an effort to make my app backwards compitable I have been testing on
> > version 2.0 of the Palm OS and have run into some strange problems.  The
> one
> > I'm currently fighting is that when my app exits and another app is
> launched
> > I get a Fatal Error Invalid Chunk ptr.  And I have to do a reset.  What in
> > the world is going on?  I don't get this in any other version of the OS.
> > HELP!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jason
> >
> >
> >
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