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From: mikem@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Mike Morton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: answers to assorted LSC ?s
Keywords: LightspeedC MaxApplZone prototypes CEM8 library project
Message-ID: <2791@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu>
Date: 9 Dec 88 19:44:29 GMT
Organization: University of Hawaii
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I recently posted several questions about LightspeedC.  Rich Siegel at
Think mailed me answers which seem definitive.  Here's excerpts from
what he sent.

> 1) I want '#include "protoFoo.h"' to work in several projects.  Is
> the only way to do this to put my folder of common functions into
> the Think C folder?

	No. If you have a set of related projects, then just put your 
three projects in the same folder, and put your prototype header in a 
folder which is a subdirectory of the folder that contains your projects.

> 2) What are the advantages and disadvantages of the different ways to
> store a common library?  Project?  Source?  Library?

	Library pros:	Loads faste , slightly less space on disk
	Library cons:	If you change the source, you need to rebuild
			the librar, which is an extra step. Doesn't
			smart-link.

	Project pros:	Smart-links unused files, if project consists of
			multiple source files. Easy to maintain.; just build,
			using Bring Up To Date command, and on any project 
			that uses the library, choose "Use Disk".

	Project cons:	None worth mentioning.

	Source pros:	Easiest to maintain; simply change it on the fly.

	Source cons:	Has to be recompiled frequently if you do a Remove
			Objects or something of that ilk. Is the slowes
			way to load of these three options.

> 3) I want these prototypes checked.  But if I turn on "Require function
> prototypes" the compiler will insist on prototypes for everything.  It
> seems there's no "Enforce function prototypes" option, which enforces
> them only when they're declared.

	It's implicit; if a prototype is declared, it's enforced.

> 5) Who is Carol E. McGarry?  The user's manual indexes her as being on page
> 36.  Apparently the signature "CEM8" *does* stand for something :-)

	That's proprietary information. ;-)
(end of excerpts from Rich)

I've omitted the part about my not being able to find MaxApplZone -- I can't
even reproduce the problem now.

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