> Does anybody know why we assumed that all compilers except > MS C (which almost nobody uses for the kernel) would init > BSS to 0, while at least the often-used OpenWatcom does not?
a) ALL compilers initialize BSS to 0 b) ALL compilers do this in the RTL startup code c) there is no RTL startup code in the kernel, so it has do do that 'manually' > It seems that only the habit of BIOSes to zero-out low DOS > RAM on boot made DOS able to boot with the broken macro... > (*) Would be good to know a volunteer who has floppy drive(s) > and preferably also a virtual or free-for-experiments harddisk > so we can make sure all DOS disk tools are happy with the patch! in times long gone, the patch would be published on the kernel list. so everybody had a chance to test and comment. times long gone. started with Jeremy :( >> similar can be said about 'Freeedos 1.1 forever' > Progress is mostly behind the scenes: AFAIR Bart made a stable kernel in early 2007. nearly 2 years ago. if this is still only available to a very limited 'behind the scenes' audience, I can't call this progress > People are busy with other stuff. > What do you think about the idea to use grub4dos instead of > isolinux to boot our CD/DVD? nothing. any reason to reinvent the wheel ? Tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Create and Deploy Rich Internet Apps outside the browser with Adobe(R)AIR(TM) software. With Adobe AIR, Ajax developers can use existing skills and code to build responsive, highly engaging applications that combine the power of local resources and data with the reach of the web. Download the Adobe AIR SDK and Ajax docs to start building applications today-http://p.sf.net/sfu/adobe-com _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
