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HX-DOS extender and TryEnterCriticalSection (DOSX)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 06.06.2020, 19:20

> But _suprisingly_ if I set the DPMILDR variable to 128 (SET DPMILDR=128)
> the situation changes.

It's not very "surprisingly" because that's what the documentation tells:

- bit 7 (DPMILDR=128): ignore unresolved imports. With this
setting the loader will continue to load and execute a binary even
if an unresolved import has been detected. If such an import is
called, however, an error message is displayed and the application
will exit.


> So, my question is: Is possible to implement into next release of HX-DOS
> the function TryEnterCritical section? And also FindFirstFileExW?

It's surely possible. However, I'm currently busy with real life issues.

> Maybe even the stubs could be OK.

You could probably add those yourself. File CRITSECT.ASM is a candidate for implementing TryEnterCriticalSection.

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Complete thread:

• HX-DOS extender and TryEnterCriticalSection - Laaca, 06.06.2020, 09:34
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