Re: [MiNT] New kernel features

[atari@bright.net (Lonny Pursell)]

On Fri, 3 Dec 1999 22:56:17 +0100, Michael Schwingen wrote:

>On Wed, Dec 01, 1999 at 02:01:23PM +0200, Martin-Eric Racine wrote:
>>
>> I have mentioned the Compendium several times.  It documents MiNT
>> (as a part of the GEMDOS functions) and what is documented there
>> should be observed.  This includes signals.  What is so unclear?
>
>First, the Compendium is not the official MiNT documentation.
>
>Second, the Compendium has this to say about signals:
>
>"Signal handlers should return by executing a 680x0 RTS instruction or by
>calling Psigreturn(). Current signals sent and recognized by MiNT processes
>are as follows:" (and the list follows, anding at 30 = SIGUSR2).
>
>Now where does it say that this list may not be added to, as long as the
>documented interface and the behaviour of the old signals stays the same.

I'd like to add also that the Compendium (book/CD) is also full of
typo's, errors, and missing information.  ;-))


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