Re: b7

[Julian Reschke-FJR010 <Julian_Reschke-FJR010@email.mot.com>]

draco@mi.com.pl%INTERNET wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> kernel 1.15 beta 7 uploaded to the piwo, funet mirror will probably have
> it tomorrow. If no serious problems will be discovered to the end of this
> week, this is almost what will be released as 'stable' 1.15.0.
> 
> Planned changes in 1.15.0 relative to b7:
> 
> - filesystem control via Ssystem() will be removed, programs should
>   use Dcntl() instead. Kellis, please update the MiNT setter :)
> - *.LOD related XBIOS functions will be incorporated into MiNT. This
>   part will of course be active only on Falcons.

Hmmm,

isn't his a big waste of space on non-Falcon machines? Any way to
make that a loadable module? Maybe we do it as a XDD and provide a way
to easily hook into XBIOS?

Regards, jr