Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site tektronix.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!rodb From: rodb@tektronix.UUCP (Rod Belshee ) Newsgroups: net.micro.amiga Subject: Re: What do you get when... Message-ID: <5890@tektronix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 11:29:14 EST Article-I.D.: tektroni.5890 Posted: Mon Nov 4 11:29:14 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 03:38:58 EST References: <1@sbcs.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR Lines: 45 > *** munch munch munch *** > > Having purchased the manual set I'm ready to get started (da-da-dum-dummmmm) > DEVELOPING! The first example in the Intuition guide states that it is really > important to know the right rev level of intuition when you make the OpenLib > call. Naturally I wondered what version of intuition I had so I wrote: > > #include> #include > > struct IntuitionBase *ib; > > main() > { > int i; > > for (i = 0; i < 100; i++) { > ib = OpenLibrary("intuition.library" , i); > printf("rev %3d status: %s\n" , i , ib == NULL ? "A" : "P"); > } > } > > expecting that I'd get one P for present and a lot of A's for absent. Well, > I got one hundred P's. What gives? > > Actually, this isn't a really burning issue but I thought I'd start some > new conversation in the net (although I really would like an answer). > > Say, why doesn't the detailed manuals actually tell you how to add device > drivers? They sort'a skirt the issue. > > Perry S. Kivolowitz > ihnp4!atux01!perry > > P.S. I haven't gotten any feedback on my desire to start a New Jersey > AMIGA group - wake up!!!! *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE *** If you read the Rom Kernal Manual It states "A library will be opened if you specify the version number or !! any number larger than the current library version number!!" Curt Jutzi