[Coco] OS-9 Library generation

[Gene Heskett]

On Wednesday 13 May 2015 10:51:03 Bill Pierce via Coco wrote:
> Gene, In the c.prep sources, the line length var is in the defs right
> near the top of the main. I noticed last night as I was reading the
> changes in the docs (yours) that you had increased the "defines
> buffer". That may be the cause of the error I'm seeing after I fix the
> line length (needs more). Also, none of my code is ansi compliant and
> I noticed c.prep19b is geared more towards ansi as it mentions that
> quite a bit in the docs. My code's just plain old K&R X MW C. Would
> that make a difference?

I wouldn't think it would matter if you are using ansifront-13, its got 
that pretty well covered.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gene Heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com>
> To: coco <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wed, May 13, 2015 10:35 am
> Subject: Re: [Coco] OS-9 Library generation
>
>
> So now I am wondering what
> he did do.  I *think* I have a copy of his
> version on my web page, but have not
> actually looked at the sources.
>
>
> For one thing, this is
> where the "scope" of a variable is controlled.
> The correct use of that means
> the you can have a var named "maxi" used
> at various places in the code that
> reference their own local copy of
> that var, but not the same named var in some
> other section of the code.
> So I'll have to brush up on that in the red C K&R
> book before I make any
> huge changes.
>
> I also have a cp22.lzh on my page, but I
> wasn't sure if I was doing it
> right, so I haven't promoted it as being correct.
> I recall using it
> once or twice, but it has not been thru the wringer of
> building
> something like rzsz-3.3.6 again that I can recall. I didn't collect
> that
> and pack it til 2010, at which time my memory was at leat 16 years
> rusty.
> I put it up to serve as raw material for whoever might want to
> take it for a
> walk and who knew enough about compilers to fix any of my
> goofups.
>
> In the
> meantime, just to define whats what, there are 3 c.prep19's on my
> site.  The
> unadorned one I know is mine, and IIRC the a/b versions are
> Willards.  Give the
> plain c.prep19.lzh version a shot at it and see if
> you still get the same
> problems with line lengths.  That way I might be
> able to figure where to
> start.
>
> Do you have a copy of cntx5?  Its a rather elementary syntax checker,
>
> making sure you closed all the (, [, ", ', etc pairs needed.
>
> That also could,
> in todays environment, stand to be improved even more I
> am sure, but it has
> sure caught a boatload of typu's for me in the past.
> I wrote that originally on
> the coco, then ported it and made quite a few
> extensions on the amiga, where I
> was using SAS/C, then backported it to
> the coco again as version 5.
>
> > You're welcome to take
>
> a look at my sources any time (I could use the
>
> > advice), but be prepared for
>
> "The Spaghettiville Horror" LMAO.
>
> > Actually, it's not THAT bad, but it gets the
>
> job done.
>
> I have a Dr's appointment early this afternoon, but I'll see if I can
>
> locate my srcs again & see if I can make the command line buffer
> bigger.
>
> Sometime this evening if I can get this rusty old brain back into it.
>
> Cheers, Gene Heskett
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Cheers, Gene Heskett
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