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From: chucks@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Erik Funkenbusch)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer
Subject: Re: Short Hello World
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Date: 17 May 91 16:45:02 GMT
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sschaem@starnet.uucp (Stephan Schaem) writes:
>
>
> So should we expect to recompile our code every 5 years?! Because CBM
> will remove some function we used and dont support anymore!
> I cant beleive it even if it come from CBM :-)
> And the size 'excuse' is pretty funny when you think the major part of
> what is in ROM is written in C.
>
> And What 1.x calls CBM said not to use anymore because it might
> desapear?
> Dont you think they gave alternate function? Some people might NOT
> want to do 2.0 softare compatible only...
>
>
>								Stephan.


no, OldOpenLibrary was a 1.0 call, in 1.1, or 1.2 it was replaced by
OpenLibrary and everyone has been told since to use that and NOT
OldOpenLibrary.  I think this is a prime example of commodore not effectivly
making it's point.  I think it will take something as drastic as following up
on all it's threats to convice people that there are good reasons why they
should follow the rules.  It's like a father threatening to spank a kid when
the kid KNOWS his father has never laid a hand on him.  This is the reason
that Most Mac programmers follow the rules closely because apple has all too
often pulled the carpet out from under them if they don't, course apple also
changes their rules too, but that's another story.  back to the point,
OpenLibrary is NOT a 2.0 only call.  it's perfectly acceptable in 1.2, and 1.3
and 2.0 which is the OS that 99.99999999% of all amiga users use. 
re-compiling your code every 5 years is called maintainance.  you can't expect
your programs to run forever, otherwise we're no better than MS-DOS machines.

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