From: zrzs0111@helpdesk.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Helmut Springer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn,comp.sys.acorn.tech
Subject: Monty Pythons most used sentence
Date: 25 Jan 1993 15:44:17 GMT
Organization: User Help Desk, Comp.Center (RUS), U of Stuttgart, FRG
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"And now to something completely different"

In past there were a few questions about PD/shareware/freeware modula2 compiler.
I heard there is (was) a port of m2c (translator modula to c) to the 
archimedes/RISCOS, but it doesn't run proper (crunshing memory sometimes or 
something like this ...)
I also heard also, there is (was) a port of gnu-emacs, also with problems.
On the one hand, I understand, that porters don't want to be blamed for 
such bugs, but if a package, which can be ported to other hosts without 
problems and compile without warnings, we should blame either 
the library, the compiler or the prinziples of the system (most that ...).   
                           The tragic part of not publicing not perfect
ported PD/shareware/freeware programs is, that other people would real need 
this programs (also if they have to try some things twice before they run ...)

"And now to something completely different"

Has someone build a module with a "save, easy useable, not crunshing"
method to request memory (for RISCOS 2.00)?
If you request memory with OS_Module, the memory can't given back, if a 
other module gets loaded.
If you request memory with WIMP_SlotSize, you may run into programs which
sits already in the memory (cause of BBC 6502 compatibility ?) and twice
this method has no garbage collection ...
It seams, that good old MSDOS v. 2.00 has better memory allocation routines
than this one on the archimedes 8-(

"And now to something completely different"

Has someone find a method to replace OS_ReportError with a WIMP-tasking
errorviewer ? 
With the old (RISCOS 2.0) version of a errorviewer the machine freeze ....

"And now to something completely different"

Can the programmers of zap and stronged help the porter of the wimp-version
of microemacs ? (they don't loose too much, if they give him a few obeyfiles
with a discription ...) 
Especially the minimal macintosh-like curser makes wimp-emacs unusable for me 
(B&W-monitor ...) compared with the blockcursors of stronged and zap.
In my option microemacs should not start with a open window in top of anything
other after startup, but this is a other thing ....

"And now to something completely different"

Has someone find a method for a "forkviewer" ?  A program that shows text
but do not block the calling obeyscript.
Example:
   obeycommand1 
   ;eg. running a compiler
   forkview file
   ;eg. viewing a file with warnings
   obeycommand2
   ;e.g. running a linker 

"And now to something completely different"

Do someone know, how far are the ports of gcc and adaed ?

"And now to something completely different"

so long

"And now to something completely different"

MUFTI

-- 
Helmut Springer aka delta         University of Stuttgart
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