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From: bryan@geo-works.UUCP (Bryan Ford)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Yet another 1.4 wish
Message-ID: <1149.AA1149@geo-works>
Date: 22 Jun 89 01:28:23 GMT
References: <16905@louie.udel.EDU> <1989Jun13.214755.5251@ziebmef.uucp> <3418@cps3xx.UUCP>
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In article <3418@cps3xx.UUCP>, usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) writes:
>>In article <16905@louie.udel.EDU> MROBINSON@wash-vax.bbn.com writes:
>>[dtsteen@dahlia.waterloo.edu wishes that the stack size become
>> part of the executable]
>
>I've had a neat idea about how do to this.
>
>I think it would be a simple (I don't actually know) thing to do to
>add an extra block type to execuables. Call it an extra block or
>whatever. This block could contain standardized info about
>stack size (like BSS blocks), virtual or protected memory support and
>the like.

Good idea.  Too bad the Amiga's executable file formats aren't forward
compatible like IFF.  Hmmm...I wonder if it would be feasible to create a
new executable file format that uses an IFF standard for executables.
Maybe 'X68K'?  Who knows.  Probably wouldn't be practical, unless C-A is
planning to put IFF stuff in ROM.

Oh well, nice idea while it lasted...

				Bryan

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