[Freemint-list] Generic power-off functionality

[Jo Even Skarstein]

On ma., 2017-01-09 at 09:18 +1000, Miro Kropáček wrote:
> 
> On 9 January 2017 at 08:55, Jo Even Skarstein <joska at online.no> wrote:
>         Any objections/suggestions?
> 
> Wouldn't be easier to make an xdd, say /dev/poweroff, where echo "1"
> > /dev/poweroff would do the trick?

No, it would be more difficult, but maybe more useful. But is there a
scenario where you would allow a program to call power-off directly
instead of doing a proper shutdown? Also, I'm not quite sure if the /dev
filesystem is available at the time were MiNT is actually powering off.

Also, by using the cookie-method the already existing functionality in
e.g. FireTOS can be exposed to MiNT, similar to how the PureC patching
routines are called from MiNT on the FireBee today.

Jo Even