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From: grano@cs.Helsinki.FI (Kari Gran|)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: continental drift wont compile.
Message-ID: <4529@hydra.Helsinki.FI>
Date: 16 Mar 90 00:29:44 GMT
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In article <3768@plains.UUCP> person@plains.UUCP (Brett G. Person) writes:
!
!So how the heck do I compile this thing?  We built the project file for
!turbo C 2.0, it gets to the link step and then dies with a _main symbol not
!found.
!
!I know you guys got it to compile.  Whats the trick?
!
!I use MSC not turbo, so I'm a little lost here.

	Most likely you've forgotten to flip(Tm) the files; Turbo C does
 _not_ understand files that use merely the linefeed character as a line
separator (as U*ix does).  Microsoft C accepts both styles.

	The cure? If you've got Rahul's flip, then 'flip -mv *.*' does
the trick. Otherwise, use your editor.

	I managed to compile the thing, but I still have problems..
namely, after some computations & fancy displays it dies horribly with
the message (or stg like it)

	MAXPLATES exceeded ,,, infinite loop

	It appears that MAXPLATES is a constant with value 40; however,
incrementing it does no good. I've tried with & without optimization,
with & without word alignment; no visible difference.

	Has anybody encountered this?  In other ways, a very interesting
program, as is the accompanying article.

Kari.
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Kari Grano	grano@cs.helsinki.fi	Hey, my opinions are just mine..
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