[iyonix-support] Re: SWI calls

In message <11a5618c4e.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
          Martin Wuerthner <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message <9ffc598c4e.jaycee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           JayCee <jaygcee@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> In message <4e8c50ceccjohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>           John Cartmell <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>>> Could anyone please confirm if there are indeed any new or changed
>>>> SWIs and if possible where I can get hold of the info.
>>> 
>>> http://select.riscos.com/prm/
>>> 
>>> brings the documentation up to date for RO4 and RO6.
>>> 
>> I have downloaded the SelectPRM-text but before I make amendments to
>> my PRMs can you tell me if this download is only applicable to RISCOS
>> Select or RISCOS 4 in general, and of course to the Iyonix?
> 
> The above page says that it documents all changes between PRM 5a and
> now, which means all changes between RISC OS 3.6 and 4 and changes
> between RISC OS 4 and Select3/Adjust. These first group of changes
> (between 3.6 and 4) should be in RISC OS 5 as well, but the vast
> majority of changes past that are not in RISC OS 5.
> 
> Ideally, each new call or feature mentioned should explicitly mention
> in which version of the OS (or with which version of the module that
> provides it) it was first offered. Unfortunately, after a quick glance
> this does not seem to be the case in all places, which makes it a bit
> difficult to get a full overview of what is available in each version
> of the OS.

So there is no definitive place anyone can go to get a complete 
listing of SWIs available in RISC OS 5 - surely this makes life very 
difficult for serious programmers?


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JayCee
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