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Re: [MiNT] Kernel documentation shortcomings



> Is this info up to date? Is int still 16 bit when compiling an kernel for
> freemint?
Yes

> Wasn't -mshort removed from kernel compilation?
No

> About number 3 ("function returns a value it will be returned in register
> d0"):
> Is that true? At least not for floating point results, right?
Yes, it is, floating point isn't used in kernel.

> What do others think, will it make sense to release an "1.17 beta / rc" -
> with such an outdated documentation?
I think this can be taken as part of "are we going to include any
significant (other than READMEs) doc at all?". Wiki is progressing
fairly well, we just need to solve an export to some static html form.


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