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Subject:	Re: VESA 1.2 banked - How do I call a far pointer function in DJGPP?
Date:	Wed, 28 Oct 1998 17:45:43 GMT
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On Tue, 27 Oct 1998 22:58:51 -0500, "Jonathan Villani"
<jonathan DOT villani AT videotron DOT ca> wrote:

>I am currently porting my graphic library from Borland C to DJGPP and I
>would like to know how to call a far pointer function in DJGPP.

The solution to your problem should be the
__dpmi_simulate_real_mode_procedure_retf() function. I've never used
it, so it may not.

It's very slow anyway because of the switch pm->rm->pm. You don't gain
as much as you used to in real mode.

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