[Coco] Weird errors

L. Curtis Boyle curtisboyle at sasktel.net
Sat Sep 16 21:00:52 EDT 2006


On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 07:29:31 -0600, Boisy Pitre <boisy at boisypitre.com>  
wrote:

> After looking at the xmode.asm source and examining the compatibility  
> issue that has plagued users of tmode, I am considering a different  
> approach than the one I expressed in the email below.  Specifically, I  
> am considering resurrecting the old tmode/xmode utilities and renaming  
> the current "new syntax" tmode/xmode to some variant, such as  
> tmode2/xmode2 and including those as part of an enhanced utilities  
> package that would also include things like bawk and other commands.   
> This utility package would be downloadable as a separate disk image  
> alongside NitrOS-9.  Another option is to just include those new  
> utilities on the standard NitrOS-9 System disk (though I admit, space is  
> getting a bit tight).
>
> As far as I know, no new programs have been written to take advantage of  
> the new syntax, so such a an impact would be minimal.  Thoughts or  
> comments on this approach?
> --
> Boisy G. Pitre
> 337.781.3570 mobile
> email: boisy at boisypitre.com
> Website: www.boisypitre.com
>
     I think that this is a much better approach. It gives one the option  
of learning/using the new commands, but still allows the existing software  
base to work.

-- 
L. Curtis Boyle



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