Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!bonnie.concordia.ca!uunet!overload!dillon From: dillon@overload.Berkeley.CA.US (Matthew Dillon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.programmer Subject: Re: Amiga Application Startup Code question Message-ID: Date: 22 Jun 91 18:48:40 GMT References: Organization: Not an Organization Lines: 29 In article eb15+@andrew.cmu.edu (Edward D. Berger) writes: >they obviously want. I have an example using SAS/C that if I link with cback.o >doesn't allow the command template to be given, but then leaves the cli window >'stuck open' if I link with c.o instead. I don't really like having to hog >a cli window by starting my program, but I think the user should be able to get >a command template. I also don't think users should be expected to have third >party software like runback for uses like this. (Though I use it all the time.) > >I would like generic code that would work with SAS/C, DICE, MANX, PDC, etc. >(This is for a generic tutorial, after all, and compatibility between both > workbench 1.3, and Release 2 AmigaOS is desired) DICE does not have runback support. As far as I can tell it only confuses people, they aren't sure whether they should RUN it or just run it, and under 2.0 if you use RUN nil: ... the program will be effectively detached from the CLI (i.e. equivalent to RunBack) >Ed Berger >eb15@andrew.cmu.edu -Matt -- Matthew Dillon dillon@Overload.Berkeley.CA.US 891 Regal Rd. uunet.uu.net!overload!dillon Berkeley, Ca. 94708 USA