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From: Ben Ashley <Ben AT flag DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: MK_FP
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 96 14:32:36 GMT
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In article <Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 960605085142 DOT 25305H-100000 AT is>
           eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il "Eli Zaretskii" writes:

> 
> On Tue, 4 Jun 1996, Ben Ashley wrote:
> 
> > However, I use a function called _MK_FP(segment,offset), to make a far
>  pointer.
> 
> You don't need _MK_FP to access memory in DJGPP, as it uses 32-bit flat 
> address space with no segmentation.
> 
> However, _MK_FP is also used in code fragments that access memory-mapped 
> devices on the PC (like video memory).  If that is what you need, then 
> please read section 18.4 of the DJGPP FAQ list (available as 
> v2/faq200b.zip from the same place you get DJGPP) which explains how to 
> do this in DJGPP.

Thanks, I'll take a look at the FAQ these evening... And there I was thinking
I had read all the important bits, like, how to install it & how to make it
'go'..

-- 
Cheers,

Ben                                     -=Look for "Moo-Juice" on the IRC=-

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