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JLM Help (Developers)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 08.04.2008, 07:57

> What do you mean by Runtime? because what mpxplay has is an audio thing
> based on ALSA, i think, Using an audio card Header and static linkable
> library.

By "runtime" I mean the "C Runtime" (acronym is CRT), that is, all those functions like "strcpy()", "printf()", ...

Some of those functions don't need OS/BIOS calls (i.e. "strcpy()", possibly "sprintf()" as well) and therefore will work unmodified, but others (i.e. "write()" and "printf()") won't. That's pretty much the same situation as in Win9x VxDs. Generally, "low-level" drivers usually cannot use functions supplied in a "higher" level.

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Complete thread:

• JLM Help - dosalive, 07.04.2008, 06:35
  • JLM Help - Japheth, 07.04.2008, 09:15
    • JLM Help - dosalive, 08.04.2008, 06:55
      • JLM Help - Japheth, 08.04.2008, 07:57
        • JLM Help - rr, 08.04.2008, 09:29