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From: beard@ux5.lbl.gov (Patrick C Beard)
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Subject: Re: MPW C DA troubles
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Date: 17 Aug 90 00:54:39 GMT
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In article <15340@reed.UUCP> bowman@reed.UUCP (Eric Bowman) writes:
#While trying to modify Apple's Memory DA (in MPW C 3.1), I keep getting
#a linker error, stating:
#
#"### Link: Error: Data Initialization code is not being called. (Error 57)"
#
#Could anyone enlighten me as to what might be going wrong?  I've modified
#their C code, Rez file, and DAEntry.a, and copied their make file, so I'm
#currently a little confused.
#
#Any help would be greatly appreciated.
#
#Thanks,
#bobo
#bowman@reed.{bitnet,UUCP,edu}
#...tektronix!reed!bowman


The problem is that you are declaring global variables in a stand-alone
code resource.  Read Tech Note #256.  It explains how to get this to work.

Or, stuff your globals in the device control entry field, DCtlStorage.

Good luck!

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