From: rap@bnr.co.uk (Richard Porter)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.acorn,comp.sys.acorn.tech
Subject: Re: Monty Pythons most used sentence
Date: 25 Jan 93 17:23:34 GMT
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In article <1k11shINNgps@info2.rus.uni-stuttgart.de> zrzs0111@helpdesk.rus.uni-stuttgart.de (Helmut Springer) writes:
>"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
>User HelpDesk Computing Center           Physics Department
>springer@rus.uni-stuttgart.de            springer@physik.uni-stuttgart.de
>phone: +49 711 685-4828                  1291::helmut (BelWue)

I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition :-)
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