Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2000 23:59:45 +0500 (MVT)
From: Prashant TR <prashant_tr AT yahoo DOT com>
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: real-mode functions
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On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, sl wrote:

> 	DJGPP provides a couple of functions to handle calling of real-mode
> functions, unfortunately I am somehow suppose to know if the real-mode
> function terminates with a 'iret' or something else. All I know is that this
> is a function somewhere in memory with a 'far ptr' to it.. How am I suppose
> to know which functions to pick?

Functions with "far ptr", are terminated with retf. Only interrupt service
routines are normally terminated with iret. So, in your case, you need to
use _dpmi_...._retf functions.

Prashant