From:	Charles Sandmann <sandmann AT new-orleans DOT NeoSoft DOT com>
Subject:	Re: VESA / libgrx problem
To:	enrico AT max DOT tiac DOT net (Cuthalion / Sliced Bread)
Date:	Wed, 15 Feb 1995 10:30:51 -0600 (CST)
Cc:	alh AT engr DOT engr DOT uark DOT edu, djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

> On Thu, 9 Feb 1995, ALAN L HIGHTOWER wrote:
> > Is there anyway to select which grx driver go32 uses at runtime by the 
> > application program w/o having to use an enviroment variable.  Perhaps be 
> > able to load the driver from a common program resource file and point 
> > GO32 to the starting RAM location?
> 
> 	No idea.  But you always could write a shell which sets the 
> necessary environment variables for you, and then exec's the program you 
> really want to run.  Maybe read a configuration file which says useful 
> information, such as where your emulator is if you include one, what 
> graphics card is owned, etc.  :)

This is probably the only fix in V1.1x, since the driver is loaded by 
GO32 before your application executes.  In the new GRX, drivers are 32-bit
code, so (eventually) you will have control over this at runtime,
potentially loading the drivers with DJ's dll routines.

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