Re: Unlinking vectors

[Peter Rottengatter <perot@pallas.amp.uni-hannover.de>]

On Thu, 12 Mar 1998, Jo Even Skarstein wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Mar 1998, Konrad Kokoszkiewicz wrote:
> 
> > Actually, I know *one* case when MiNT is unlinking all installed vectors
> > arbitrarily. Namely, this is the case when MiNT quits. And this case
> > applies only to TSR programs installed *after* MiNT. In other words,
> > when MiNT quits, it restores the state of vectors from the time before it
> > was loaded.
> 
> Which makes sense, as programs/TSR installed after MiNT won't exist
> anymore when MiNT exits and their handlers will be pointing to possibly
> wrong adresses. I what other circumstances does MiNT unlink vectors?

What about TSRs in contrast to normal programs that are started after MiNT ?
Are they wiped too if MiNT exits ? If yes, then I agree, this makes sense.
So far I thought MiNT would wipe only those that haven't done Ptermres().


Cheers  Peter

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