Re: [Freedos-devel] re: re: PG version 1.10 (Final)

2004-02-29 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Eric, > > Besides, can C compiler take NULLs \x0 as part of > a > > parameter string? > No but it would be VERY simple to convert the 32bit > value to an ASCII A callee program has to convert it back to binary value, Is it straight forward in assembly lang. program? Why we have to make a fuss?

Re: [Freedos-devel] re: PG version 1.10 (Final)

2004-02-28 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Eric, > > 5. M$ Windows DOS box sychronize data not > work > > as Intra Application Communication Area 40:F0 > modified > > You did WHAT? Why that? This sounds very > incompatible to > whatever future extension to BIOS data area might > show up. > How can I disable it? > >

[Freedos-devel] PG version 1.10 (Final)

2004-02-28 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, I would like to announce PG 1.10 is ready now at www.geocities.com/freedos_pg, changes include: 1. accepts lowercase commands again; 2. works fine and clean with 25,28,50 lines display modes; 3. displays panning offset if > 0; 4. sychronizes data in plugins; 5. uses only 35K system memory as i

[Freedos-devel] Thanks to guru helpers making my program slimmer, works now.

2004-02-27 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, It is working with a global extern unsigned _heaplen = N bytes; I might have a mistake earlier, after some extensive tests, guru helpers' ideas proved sound and true. Thank you very much indeed! PG will take only 35K in runtime, when it shells out, a 45K saved! I'll announce version 1.10 soo

RE: [Freedos-devel] Make a program slimmer

2004-02-27 Thread maintainer freedospg
--- Roberto Mariottini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容:> > > > I want to know if there is a way to release memory > > from the unused heap to the OS when I shell out? > > PG runtime takes up 80K, but it needs about 40K. > > I managed to move the stack down to a designated > > address, > > but memory w

Re: [Freedos-devel] Make a program slimmer

2004-02-27 Thread maintainer freedospg
--- "Arkady V.Belousov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容:> Hi! > > 27-磎�-2004 09:42 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (maintainer freedospg) wrote to > [EMAIL PROTECTED]: > > mf> I want to know if there is a way to release > memory > mf> from the unused heap to the O

Re: [Freedos-devel] re: Make a program slimmer

2004-02-26 Thread maintainer freedospg
--- Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容:> > Hi! > > > PG runtime takes up 80K, but it needs about 40K. > > Turbo C 2.01, small model. > > Small model = up to 64k code + up to 64k data. You > could try other > memory models, but I think it will NOT be worth the > effort. If you > use TINY model,

[Freedos-devel] Make a program slimmer

2004-02-26 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, I want to know if there is a way to release memory from the unused heap to the OS when I shell out? PG runtime takes up 80K, but it needs about 40K. I managed to move the stack down to a designated address, but memory was not released. Turbo C 2.01, small model. Can somebody help? regards, BA

Re: [Freedos-devel] re:Don't you think its better to use Msdos file names?

2004-02-24 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Jeremy, Thanks for you explanation. Looks like DOSEMU's setting, I'll take your suggestion. BIN\PG.EXE DOC\PG\PG.MAN regards, BAHCL --- "Kenneth J. Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容:> > > Not if you are only doing it for distribution > package > reasons, otherwise go ahead. While I encou

Re: [Freedos-devel] re:Don't you think its better to use Msdos file names?

2004-02-23 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Eric, Thanks for your explanation! And I should have known better. > > [This is a reply to the question by BAHCL: What if > DOS\HELP ends up > to contain several files which are all called > readme? Answer: This > does not happen. PG would only be "allowed" to have > files DOS\HELP\PG > an

Re: [Freedos-devel] Don't you think its better to use Msdos file names?

2004-02-23 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, --- Jim Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容:> Alain wrote: > > My thought would be to put them inside C:\DOS as > subdirs. > > For example: > > DOS- all exe/com/sys files > DOS\APPINFO- lsm files > DOS\DOC\project- documentation for 'project' > DOS\HELP

[Freedos-devel] PG full version

2004-02-21 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, A full version of PG is out for download now at www.geocities.com/freedos_pg. I replace the clone feature with the C's spawnlp() to make PG able to search its plugins from the path; and display the offset of the panning view. I name it version 1.09. After considering Jim's idea, PG109.ZIP con

Re: [Freedos-devel] PG 1.08 binary online

2004-02-16 Thread maintainer freedospg
--- Jim Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容:> Thanks. Since this includes changes, I guess I > shouldn't consider this > an "official" release by BAHCL, so I won't mirror it > on ibiblio. > However, I will update the news item on FreeDOS.org > to point to Eric's > binary-included distribution of PG

Re: [Freedos-devel] re: Last "Hello"!

2004-02-16 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, I am innocent, I joined this mailing list recently, and I am cursed too! My program (the Program CABinet) was not enlisted either! BAHCL _ 必殺技、飲歌、小星星... 浪漫鈴聲 情心連繫 http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=22281/*http://ringtone.yahoo.com.hk/ -

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re:Eric's idea to put "PG binaries online"

2004-02-16 Thread maintainer freedospg
--- tom ehlert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容:> Hello maintainer, > > >> PS: I would like to have some PG binaries online, > >> too. If nobody else wants > >> to provide some, I could do so, but I am not sure > if > >> BAHCL is okay with this!? > >> > > mf> those PG binaries will be covered by the G

[Freedos-devel] Re:Eric's idea to put "PG binaries online"

2004-02-15 Thread maintainer freedospg
--- Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:> > Eric. > > PS: I would like to have some PG binaries online, > too. If nobody else wants > to provide some, I could do so, but I am not sure if > BAHCL is okay with this!? > Hi Eric, It's okay, go ahead. The only thing I want to be sure if those PG binari

[Freedos-devel] Some help to setup Turbo C 2.01 and NASM 0.98.38

2004-02-14 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, I uploaded a batch file "setuptc.bat" to the PG website www.geocities.com/freedos_pg Please download and unzip it in c:\tmp Type "setuptc" to get a general information Type "setuptc tc" to setup Turbo C 2.01, NASM 0.98.38 and in the directory C:\TC This batch file continues to compile PG 1.0

Re: [Freedos-devel] PG 1.08 no binary inside ZIP archive!!

2004-02-14 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Lucho, Usually there are people working as system operator and system coordinator to make things go as smooth as possible, but such help is not available here, we have constraint and threat instead. People still interested in DOS program today have to be aware DOS support can hardly be compar

Re: [Freedos-devel] PG 1.08 no binary inside ZIP archive!!

2004-02-14 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Johnson, I assume you have TC201.ZIP, NASM*.ZIP in C:\TMP, and you have UNZIP, EDIT in your path, then follow these steps: 1. MKDIR C:\TC 2. C: 3. CD\TC 4. UNZIP C:\TMP\TC201 5. you have 3 directories, DISK1,DISK2,DISK3 6. move all files from the above directories to C:\TC 7. MKDIR LIB 8. MOVE

Re: [Freedos-devel] PG 1.08 no binary inside ZIP archive!!

2004-02-13 Thread maintainer freedospg
--- Steve Nickolas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容:> At Sat, 14 Feb 2004 9:25am +0800, maintainer > freedospg wrote: > > > Yes, no binary files, clean, space saving, no > virus, > > no non-GPL coding, use Turbo C 2.01 and NASM > 0.98.?? > > to > &

Re: [Freedos-devel] PG 1.08 no binary inside ZIP archive!!

2004-02-13 Thread maintainer freedospg
--- Johnson Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容:> Hi BAHCL, > > I found inside the ZIP archive is source code and > manual but without > binary, please check. Yes, no binary files, clean, space saving, no virus, no non-GPL coding, use Turbo C 2.01 and NASM 0.98.?? to create them. > > Thanks. > >

Re: [Freedos-devel] Executable compression

2004-02-11 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, It is not easy to define the words 'free' and 'open'. How free? How open? To what extent? I don't know if my program developed in a propriatory OS be defined as 'impure', but all softwares finally make use of the BIOS that is also not 'free' to my understanding. IMHO, without propriatory soft

Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS ODIN 0.6

2004-02-08 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Steve, FreeDOS ODIN 0.6 works fine in my machine, all programs no problem, thanks for your effort. I even have FDXMS (not included) worked as well. I found that COMMAND.COM version is 0.82pl2 not 0.82pl3. Would it be better to have the diskette volume label set to ODIN_0.6 so that I don't m

Re: [Freedos-devel] PG suggestion

2004-01-31 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Johnson, My focus is gradually switching back to PG and have your suggestion in mind, I hope: 1. PG file.1 file.2 ... file.n is what you want; 2. not required if the above feature works; 3. this will be fixed in next version; Thanks! BAHCL --- Johnson Lam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 的郵件內容:> > 1)