Re: MiNT vector unlinking (was: STiNG, CAB, a

[stehlik@cas3.zlin.vutbr.cz (Petr Stehlik)]

On Wed, 11 Mar 1998 19:39:51 -0500, Martin-Eric Racine wrote:

MR>  >I agree, unlinking vectors is generally very rude, but I think a kernel
MR>  >should have some privileges here, esp. if it need to (look below).
MR>
MR> Then again, the fact MiNT unlinks vectors (especially cookie jar)
MR> means a LOT of things have to be patched. This reaches ridiculous

The whole discussion is based on wrong assumption: it's not true MiNT
unlinks vectors and cookie jar. At least my Clocky install its own
CookieJar and several other hooks and it works very well started before
MiNT.

Just launch any sys info and you'll see the XBRA chains.

Petr
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