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- readme. - readme file for swaplib -*-Text-*-
- Copyright (C) 1990 by Thorsten Ohl, td12@ddagsi3.bitnet
-
- The is the beta distribution of `swaplib', A library for improved
- execution of child processes under MS-DOS.
-
- Please note that swaplib.tex is *not* yet a manual, it's just a collection
- of notes for a future manual. I have included it anyway, since it should
- give you at least an idea of how to use `swaplib'.
-
- At the moment, this library needs the Microsoft C Compiler Version 6.0
- to compile.
-
- If you want to see a demo, just say `make test' (the makefile was designed
- for GNU make). I you have the `mapmem' program, you can use
- `testswap mapmem' to verify that `swaplib' really swaps.
-
- Setting the environment variable SWAPPING to "xms", "ems", or "disk" allows
- you to tell `swaplib' where to swap to. "xms" is the default.
-
- GNU make users take note: the patches for using `swaplib' with make
- will soon be released.
-
- Please note that the file _swap_l.asm is only included to encourage porting
- to other compilers. It is just the compiler output of swap.c.
-
- Enjoy it
- -Thorsten Ohl
-