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From: srwmcln@windy.dsir.govt.nz
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: C lib.
Message-ID: <18837.27bbde80@windy.dsir.govt.nz>
Date: 15 Feb 91 13:13:35 GMT
References: <1991Feb13.174940.11484@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>
Organization: DSIR, Wellington, New Zealand
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In article <1991Feb13.174940.11484@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu>, set@phobos.cis.ksu.edu (Steve E Tietze ) writes:
>.....
> The cclib.library, posted as shareware, allows C programmers to
> use the standard C library functions (printf, puts, fopen, seek, etc.)
> as a shared amiga library. This is VERY useful if multiple tasks 
> need access, because it used to be the case that a duplication of
> those functions were in memory all the time. 
>
> I found some SERIOUS problems with it, though. For example,
> if a fopen() or fputs() fails, because of, for example, a disk

I also found that the %f and other floating formats of fprintf and
relatives causes a GURU, I have tracked down some of the problem, but
have worked around the problem rather than sorted it all out!.

I have CCLib 2.0

> If someone knows the whereabouts of the author, could he please let
> me know ?

I dont think he has electronic access.

I think that this sort of Library should be provided by C=A and the C compiler
3 party companies, it needs tidying up, but would enable C programs to be
smaller and small C progs to be tiny.

Clive.