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From: Greg@AppleLink.Apple.Com (Greg Marriott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Why won't ResError return the right message?
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Date: 11 May 91 08:25:20 GMT
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In article <1CE00001.falep4@tbomb.ice.com>, time@ice.com (Tim Endres) 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.

Sorry, this is dead wrong.  The memory manager stores the flags in the high
byte of the master pointer.  So, (* handle) will contain a "dirty" address
if you're running in 24-bit mode.  In 32-bit mode, the flags are stored
elsewhere.

Greg Marriott
Blue Meanie
Apple Computer, Inc.