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From: mark.newton@f805.n680.fido.oz.au (Mark Newton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: THOSE DAMNED BPTR'S
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Date: 6 Nov 90 18:18:32 GMT
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I believe there was something about this posted a couple of months ago, but I
can't find it. <sigh>
 
I want to write a function that does something like Execute() or system(),
partly as a learning experience, but mostly to give a bit more flexability than
those two functions.
 
I was under the impression that I could use LoadSeg() to load the code for the
new process, initialize a (struct Process) so that it's pr_SegList was pointing
to the LoadSeg()'ed code, set the initial PC to the start of the code and call
CreateProc().  Ok so far? Ok.
 
LoadSeg() returns a long, and the pr_SegList is a BPTR.  I haven't got the
autodocs (I have got 1.3 Libraries and Devices), but I assume that the return
address from LoadSeg() is the starting address in memory of the segment.  How
can I convert this to a BPTR?
 
Thanx muchly,
    -mark
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