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- Short: Fixes for patch.library (V4.133)
- Author: snfuchs@sokrates.franken.de
- Uploader: snfuchs@sokrates.franken.de
- Type: util/libs
-
-
- This release of patch.library (V4.133) fixes the following bugs:
-
- - After temporarily detaching a patch in RemovePatchTags, reattaching
- the patch did not work as it should, causing various problems
- including recoverable alerts with PatchSetFunc.
- (This bug was introduced with patch.library v4.112)
-
- - PATT_AddTaskName and PATT_AddTaskID now install the same name/ID as
- documented only once (removes possible enforcer hit).
-
- - Patch.library uses the timer.device instead of dos.library Delay()
- This fixes possible problems, when removing patches in a task context
- (problems never seen)
-
- - Some functions no longer block the semaphore in exclusive mode.
- Shared mode is used on Kick V39+. This helps multitasking.
-
-
- - Patch.library now ignores the usage-counter for dos.library/exit() and
- exec.library/RemoveTask() functions, as these functions do not return
- to the calling task.
-
- - With the implementation of the low-memory handler (in V4.107) the Expunge
- code could crash the machine
-
- - The above bug however was hidden by another bug, which made it impossible to
- remove all patches (One (deactivated) patch always remained in the lists)
-
- - Patch.library could cause some (harmless) enforcer hits, when installing
- patches
-
-
- - New feature: On Kick 3.0 and above patch.library now installs
- a low-memory handler
-
- - Using the TaskList feature caused the patch to crash
- (My Assembler was optimizing a jsr to bsr)
- This fix makes PatchWBPens work again.
-
- - patch.library, in conjunction with the support program PatchSetFunc,
- was unable to remove patches, which replaced a whole function.
- This also fixes crashes with LoadResource.
-
-
- - patch.library did not work correctly with PatchControl:
- It no longer writes directly into the jump-table, if the
- support program PatchSetFunc is not installed.
- It uses exec/SetFunction() instead.
-
- - A possible deadlock problem, when waiting for a patch to finish has
- been removed
-
- - The task/taskname filtering system broke in early V4
-
-
-
- The full patch.library package is available on Aminet
- utils/libs/PatchLibV4.lha
-
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- ============================= Archive contents =============================
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- 33 33 0.0% 19-Sep-96 21:36:58 File_Id.DIZ
- 9976 5720 42.6% 19-Sep-96 21:02:06 +patch.library
- 2309 1107 52.0% 19-Sep-96 21:41:38 +PatchLibV4FIX.readme
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- 12318 6860 44.3% 03-Oct-96 01:41:14 3 files
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