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- Steve's Library for Turbo-C.
-
- 1-29-88:
- Turbo-C Version 1.5 has arrived, and problems have arisen. Borland
- has committed (in my opinion) an unpardonable sin in messing with
- the "standard" console facilities. As a result, many (not all)
- functions in my Version 1.30 library WILL NOT WORK with the Turbo-C 1.5
- libraries. Oh, they compile and link just fine; they just don't
- execute worth squat! So, this release, Version 1.31, is an interim
- release that wasn't supposed to happen right now. Version 1.40 is
- still in the works for March of 1988.
-
- Here's what you got:
- If this is a shareware distribution or a "small" registration:
- You have all docs, utilities, and the Small memory model library
- compiled for Turbo-C 1.5 ONLY. Many functions will still work
- with version 1.0 (especially the direct video stuff), so if you
- like this library, please register and you'll get the 1.0
- compatible libraries.
-
- If this is a purchased (full-source) distribution:
- You will have three disks:
- Disk #1 is as above. This is the disk which you may share with others.
- Disk #2 is the extra libraries (for V1.5) and all the source code,
- plus the batch files and library response files to remake the
- libraries if you really want to go to the effort.
- Disk #3 is the compiled libraries for V1.0, which you should use
- instead of the libraries on the other disks IF you are NOT using
- Turbo-C Version 1.5.
-
- This 3-disk support for V1.0 will terminate not earlier than April 15th, 1988.
- However, no new functions or enhancements will be added to the V1.0 library
- files. All new development will be for V1.5. It is simply not practical
- to support multiple versions of the same compiler. If Kahn's gang was
- a little more interested in compatibility, this situation would not
- occur. Usually, a new compiler release does not render useless functions
- compiled under earlier versions.
-
- If you have any problems in this transition period, please let me know
- via Compuserve EMAIL or GEnie, or U.S. Mail. (Please, no phone calls.)
-
- The file SMLIBTC.DOC should be printed out. This will
- give directions for printing further documentation on each
- function, and installation of the library.
-
- If you have received the full source registration, please also
- printout the file RELINK.DOC.
-
- In release 1.31 of this library, the file WC.EXE will now accept
- wildcard filenames, although the manual does not yet indicate this.
-
- S.E. Margison 01-29-88