Hi Hans, > The easy fix to this is use Watcom 1.2.
The current versions are 1.7 and 1.8 release candidate, where and why would one download a years-old OW 1.2...? I must say that the kernel compiled well with OW 1.3 of 2004, but I wonder whether newer versions work better. > I use latest version of Open Watcom and NASM 0.98 > sys.c(1050): Warning! E1176: Parameter 2, pointer type mismatch > sys.c(1050): Note! I2003: source conversion type is 'unsigned short *' > sys.c(1050): Note! I2004: target conversion type is 'unsigned int *' > sys.c(1050): Note! I2002: '_dos_allocmem' defined in: c:\watcom\H\dos.h(161) 1046 /* allocate dos memory */ 1047 #ifdef __TURBOC__ 1048 if (allocmem((unsigned)((*filesize+15)>>4), &theseg)!=-1) 1049 #else 1050 if (_dos_allocmem((unsigned)((*filesize+15)>>4), &theseg)!=0) 1051 #endif 1052 { 1053 printf("Not enough memory... The filesize variable is a pointer to unsigned 32 bit integere here. The theseg variable is unsigned 16 bit integer here. Which versions of OpenWatcom expect which _dos_allocmem parameter types? It seems plausible to use 16 bit segments if you ask me... Do both OpenWatcom 1.7 and 1.8 complain? Maybe a regression? > sys.c(1079): Warning! E1176: Parameter 2, pointer type mismatch > sys.c(1079): Note! I2003: source conversion type is 'unsigned short *' > sys.c(1079): Note! I2004: target conversion type is 'unsigned int *' > sys.c(1079): Warning! E1176: Parameter 3, pointer type mismatch > sys.c(1079): Note! I2003: source conversion type is 'unsigned short *' > sys.c(1079): Note! I2004: target conversion type is 'unsigned int *' > sys.c(1079): Note! I2002: '_dos_getftime' defined in: c:\watcom\H\dos.h(188) 1078 #if defined __WATCOMC__ || defined _MSC_VER 1079 _dos_getftime(fdin, &filetime->date, &filetime->time); 1080 #elif defined __TURBOC__ 1081 getftime(fdin, filetime); 1082 #endif This is related to: 160 #ifdef __TURBOC__ 161 typedef struct ftime ftime; 162 #else 163 typedef struct 164 { 165 unsigned short date, time; 166 } ftime; 167 #endif It seems newer OpenWatcom versions like using int a lot, but why? Since when is this the case? Do you know a macro for making the line 165 depend on the version of OpenWatcom? Or maybe better, is there a header file which makes using _dos_getftime / _dos_setftime easier, if possible version independent in OpenWatcom? Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Freedos-kernel mailing list Freedos-kernel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-kernel