Re: [MiNT] Cookie Jar problem

[Frank Naumann <fnaumann@mail.CS.Uni-Magdeburg.De>]

Hello!

> As for Ssystem(S_SETCOOKIE), it would have to be able to setup the cookie in
> every cookie jar in the system, as if you compile with -DJAR_PRIVATE, there
> is no global cookie jar anymore. Despite that, the value of the cookie must
> point to a reasonable address. In case of STIK we either make it point to a
> global area established by gluestik, and make it unsafe by definition this
> way, or integrate STIK emulation into kernel (I'd strongly dislike that).

I don't know if you noticed but that's why gluestik is placed in global
memory.

> Obviously, if someone doesn't need such safety, can give up the private
> cookie jar and use STiK programs ad libitum.

It's just the problem that exactly these users are not abale to compile a
kernel by itself.


Tschuess
   ...Frank

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