Path: utzoo!dciem!nrcaer!sce!cognos!craigs
From: craigs@cognos.UUCP (Craig Statchuk)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.programmer
Subject: Re: Microsoft C Mem Model Question
Message-ID: <8442@cognos.UUCP>
Date: 6 Jun 90 12:32:54 GMT
References: <1990Jun1.155611.13271@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu>
Reply-To: craigs@cognos.UUCP (Craig Statchuk)
Organization: Cognos Inc., Ottawa, Canada
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In article <1990Jun1.155611.13271@jarvis.csri.toronto.edu> west@turing.toronto.edu (Tom West) writes:
>
>
>Under what conditions would one consider compiling something in Microsoft C
>with the -Alfu option.  This should specify large code, large data model but
>also specify SS != DS, DS reloaded on function entry.  When would one use
>such a feature in a C program?
>

What you are most likely looking at is a library that is ment to be
used in an application like a Microsoft Windows Dynamic Link Library.  
It allows programs to linked at run-time to use a particular static data
area but a different run-time stack. 

Not very easy to use is it?  (Welcome to the world of WINDOWS PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT--an oxymoron perhaps?). While programming with DS != SS is
a real pain in MSC V5.1, rumour has it that MSC V6.0 provides some level
of support.

The funny thing about the options given (-Alfu) is that the LARGE memory
model is specified.  This model cannot be used easily with MS Windows.

/CS
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