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Re: [MiNT] fVDI TTF issues



Hi!

On Mon, 23 Jun 2003, Frank Naumann wrote:

> The trap#X are not interrupt request. This are traps, also called system
> calls.
> 
> The difference: interrupts happen asynchronous; normally comming from
> I/O devices; traps happen synchronous, called from processes. From the
> technical handling this is a big, big difference.

OK, sorry for that confusion. So with this in regard I thought just about 
VDI syscalls.

> > I'm loading the fVDI from the rc.local script. But it is usable even if
> > you execute it before in the AUTO folder (this is done in afros - see the
> > ARAnyM downloads for more details).
> 
> I don't think this is the right way.

Which one? AUTO or the rc.local one? Probably none ... right? ;)

> > I would rather assume to get fVDI into the kernel space as soon as we can.
> 
> Yes, that's the best (also an parallel version for TOS/MagiC should be no
> problem; the differences are small I think).

I thought the same way here.

regards

STan