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[Fredrik Modéen <fredrik@xxxxxxxxx>]

> Fredrik Modéen <fredrik@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Getting closer and closer to where I need to do I/O programming
>> against
>> Game port (now I know why 201 and 202 are showed as devices = easier
>> access)
>>
>> If someone have any good knowledge about I/O programming in BeOS/
>> Haiku
>> that they can share with me I would appreciate it
>
> That's a bit too general a question. If you look for standard I/O port
> programming, you should best use the ISA bus manager, and use its read/
> write functions.
will check that. It's for reading the gameport, I know it's old but it
works on my Zeta system and probably the easiest way for me to lern :)

>
>> Now to my question.
>> BeOS had some joystick definition files. Would it be any problem if I
>> added those from BeOS to Haiku svn?
>
> Unless they explicitly state a permissive license, we cannot do that.
can't say they do, But making a file with the same name and same nubers
when it comes to configurate would that be a problem?

>
> Bye,
>    Axel.
>
>
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MVH
Fredrik Modéen