If we take a look at for example fat.h it uses some data structures like time but does not include the definitions for time (located in time.h). This is only one of many similar examples.
How does this work. My compiler gets crazy and doesn't understand a thing. //Daniel NOTE: thanks to bart for information I wanted about the layers... >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >Of Bart Oldeman >Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 10:47 AM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] Extracting filesystem from freeDOS > >On Thu, 21 Oct 2004, Daniel Gustafsson wrote: > >> I am interested in building the FAT file system in freeDOS >as a stand-alone >> module that works on a ramdisk. The system that I will work >on is a SUN >> SOLARIS (UNIX). I have downloaded the source code KE2035. >> >> Can anyone tell me something about what to think of before I >begin? Which >> files are nessecary? Which layers exist in the file system >and which files >> is responsible for the layers? > >in general it works like >int21 -> entry.asm-> inthndlr.c -> dosfns.c (calls dosnames.c >& newstuff.c) >(this was the uninteresting stuff for you) > >now we have a full qualified name (like C:\FOO\BAR.TXT, no .. >or relative >paths any more). This name is fed into the filesystem functions: > >fatfs.c (open, read, write, close etc), and >fatdir.c (findfirst/findnext/dirread, etc) >which use fattab.c to walk the FAT chain > >now we have a sector number, that is fed into the buffer code: >blockio.c >blockio.c calls execrh in execrh.asm, which calls the device driver. > >The default block device driver is in dsk.c, dsk.c then translates >relative (partition) sector numbers into absolute (disk) sector numbers >and (unless using LBA) cylinder/head/sector, and calls int13 BIOS >functions via floppy.asm. > >Bart > > >------------------------------------------------------- >This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on >ITManagersJournal >Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of >them. Give us >Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to >find out more >http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl >_______________________________________________ >Freedos-devel mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
