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Re: [MiNT] Shutdown() discussion
Hello Petr!
> > But introducing new syscalls is not overkill?
>
> Syscall is easier to call and better resembles the calling nature of the
> NatFeats, IMHO.
Uhm, I'm absolutly sure you access a device under /dev with syscalls too
:-)
> > > The other reason is that /dev/aranym would force non-MiNT users to
> > > install TSR hacks.
> >
> > And new syscalls don't force non-MiNT users to install TSR hacks?
>
> That was a reply to another quote - that one about using the illegal
> instructions directly. Don't mix things up :)
As the concrete details are hidden in an abstraction library [if I
understand your previous postings correct] it doesn't matter how exactly
you callout the NatFeats.
Ciao
...Frank
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