From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: Q: allegro_message
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On Thu, 08 Jun 2000 23:07:55 GMT, zargon AT hotmail DOT vom (Zargon) wrote:

>http://www.allegro.cc/link.taf?_url=http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/porting.html&_UserReference=DDBA372DFAD30F21393EAE19
>mentions the use of allegro_message() for portable reporting of errors
>when possibly not in graphics mode.
>
>Allegro 3.12

That's your problem.  allegro_message() wasn't introduced until
Allegro 3.9.x, as printf() worked.  But when we began to run on
platforms (e.g. Windows) where printf() doesn't work, we brought in a
replacement that works on Windows.

>Needless to say, it is rather peculiar that a Web page on allegro.cc
>refers to an apparently nonexistent Allegro function.
>
>The END_OF_MAIN macro the same Web page mentions is equally
>nonexistent.

That's another 3.9.x addition, designed to provide a WinMain() for
Windows, so games don't throw up a console.

>according to the Allegro home page 3.12 is still the latest
>version.  Allegro hasn't been updated in several months...

Have you checked the Work In Progress page?  Allegro is up to 3.9.32,
and it's reportedly more stable than 3.12 (I use 3.9.32).

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