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- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 93 01:49:51 -0800
- From: ersmith@netcom.com (Eric R. Smith)
- Message-Id: <9304010949.AA17424@netcom4.netcom.com>
- To: akiernan@cix.compulink.co.uk, mint@atari.archive.umich.edu
- Subject: Re: shared libraries for MiNT
-
- >>... The advantage of DRI format is that most ST compilers can
- >> spit it out, but if we can come up with a better format and a
- >> conversion tool then we can go with the better format.
-
- >The object format used by Lattice works exceptionally well, but I
- >suspect this would give big political problems since its the same as
- >the Amiga file format.
-
- :-). No doubt there are some people at Atari who might object on
- political grounds. But I think that Craig is unlikely to veto something
- just because it originated on the Amiga.
-
- > It does however allow arbitrary sectioning,
- >overlays, resident libraries etc. Its also extremely easy to convert
- >too since its very general.
-
- Is there a good reference for this object file format? The Commodore
- manual I saw seemed rather sketchy. Do the Lattice manuals cover it?
- (I don't remember seeing it, but I haven't really studied the manuals
- in depth...)
-
- Eric
-