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From: wysocki@husc9.harvard.edu (Christopher Wysocki)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Why won't ResError return the right message?
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Date: 10 May 91 23:02:48 GMT
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In article <1CE00001.falep4@tbomb.ice.com> time@ice.com writes:

>Actually, the flags for a handle are stored in the *handle*'s address.
>Thus, the dereference (* handle) should contain a "pure" address.
>Thus, the StripAddress() should only be required on the handle and
>*not* on the handle's dereferenced pointer.

This is not the case.  With 24-bit addressing, the flag bits for a relocatable 
block are stored in the high byte of the block's master pointer (IM II-25).
In light of this, you definitely *should* call StripAddress for a master
pointer if, for instance, you're comparing the addresses of master pointers.

Chris Wysocki
wysocki@husc9.harvard.edu