Re: [Freedos-devel] PG 1.08 no binary inside ZIP archive!!

2004-02-14 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Johnson, I assume you have TC201.ZIP, NASM*.ZIP in C:\TMP, and you have UNZIP, EDIT in your path, then follow these steps: 1. MKDIR C:\TC 2. C: 3. CD\TC 4. UNZIP C:\TMP\TC201 5. you have 3 directories, DISK1,DISK2,DISK3 6. move all files from the above directories to C:\TC 7. MKDIR LIB 8. MOVE

Re: [Freedos-devel] PG 1.08 no binary inside ZIP archive!!

2004-02-14 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Lucho, Usually there are people working as system operator and system coordinator to make things go as smooth as possible, but such help is not available here, we have constraint and threat instead. People still interested in DOS program today have to be aware DOS support can hardly be

[Freedos-devel] Some help to setup Turbo C 2.01 and NASM 0.98.38

2004-02-14 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, I uploaded a batch file setuptc.bat to the PG website www.geocities.com/freedos_pg Please download and unzip it in c:\tmp Type setuptc to get a general information Type setuptc tc to setup Turbo C 2.01, NASM 0.98.38 and in the directory C:\TC This batch file continues to compile PG 1.08 in

[Freedos-devel] PG full version

2004-02-21 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, A full version of PG is out for download now at www.geocities.com/freedos_pg. I replace the clone feature with the C's spawnlp() to make PG able to search its plugins from the path; and display the offset of the panning view. I name it version 1.09. After considering Jim's idea, PG109.ZIP

Re: [Freedos-devel] Don't you think its better to use Msdos file names?

2004-02-23 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, --- Jim Hall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Alain wrote: My thought would be to put them inside C:\DOS as subdirs. For example: DOS- all exe/com/sys files DOS\APPINFO- lsm files DOS\DOC\project- documentation for 'project' DOS\HELP - all help

Re: [Freedos-devel] re:Don't you think its better to use Msdos file names?

2004-02-23 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Eric, Thanks for your explanation! And I should have known better. [This is a reply to the question by BAHCL: What if DOS\HELP ends up to contain several files which are all called readme? Answer: This does not happen. PG would only be allowed to have files DOS\HELP\PG and

Re: [Freedos-devel] re:Don't you think its better to use Msdos file names?

2004-02-24 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Jeremy, Thanks for you explanation. Looks like DOSEMU's setting, I'll take your suggestion. BIN\PG.EXE DOC\PG\PG.MAN regards, BAHCL --- Kenneth J. Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Not if you are only doing it for distribution package reasons, otherwise go ahead. While I encourage all

[Freedos-devel] Make a program slimmer

2004-02-26 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, I want to know if there is a way to release memory from the unused heap to the OS when I shell out? PG runtime takes up 80K, but it needs about 40K. I managed to move the stack down to a designated address, but memory was not released. Turbo C 2.01, small model. Can somebody help? regards,

Re: [Freedos-devel] Make a program slimmer

2004-02-27 Thread maintainer freedospg
--- Arkady V.Belousov [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi! 27-#65533;-2004 09:42 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (maintainer freedospg) wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: mf I want to know if there is a way to release memory mf from the unused heap to the OS when I shell out? mf PG runtime takes up 80K, but it needs

[Freedos-devel] PG version 1.10 (Final)

2004-02-28 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi, I would like to announce PG 1.10 is ready now at www.geocities.com/freedos_pg, changes include: 1. accepts lowercase commands again; 2. works fine and clean with 25,28,50 lines display modes; 3. displays panning offset if 0; 4. sychronizes data in plugins; 5. uses only 35K system memory as

Re: [Freedos-devel] re: re: PG version 1.10 (Final)

2004-02-29 Thread maintainer freedospg
Hi Eric, Besides, can C compiler take NULLs \x0 as part of a parameter string? No but it would be VERY simple to convert the 32bit value to an ASCII A callee program has to convert it back to binary value, Is it straight forward in assembly lang. program? Why we have to make a fuss?