Re: Trouble with freeMinT 1.15.0

[Konrad Kokoszkiewicz <draco@mi.com.pl>]

> > However, Frank told me about something that I consider strange, thus would
> > be glad to verify that. Namely, the GEMDOS timer handler routine is
> > supposed to make problems if it is ended by:
> > 
> > 	move.l	_old_timer,a0
> > 	jmp	(a0)
> > 
> > and the whole thing works better if it is ended by:
> > 
> > 	move.l	_old_timer,-(sp)
> > 	rts
> 
> Strange indeed. The TOS uses a0 itself for the same purpose (and saves *all*
> registers - although I am not sure if this is documented and guaranteed),

It has been clarified now. Frank told me that the first version "doesn't
work" meaning that it doesn't compile. Namely, a label was missing. I sent 
it to Frank separately in a mail and Frank applied it missing the label
(well, the label wasn't there, but I keep forgetting that assemble isn't
obvious for most ppl)...

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