From:	"Thomas Harte" <T DOT Harte AT btinternet DOT _c_o_m_>
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Subject:	Re: ps2 mouse and allegro?
Date:	Sat, 16 Sep 2000 12:42:22 +0100
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Damian Yerrick wrote in message >Allegro library 3.1x segfaulted when the
GUI system was used after a
>failed install_mouse().  As of 3.9.x, the Allegro library emulates a
>stationary pointing device when there is none available.


Oh, okay - that explains it. I am not using the GUI (well, I'm using my
own - Allegro is just one of the targets) so any changes there hadn't come
through to me yet. The help for 'install_mouse' that gets installed for the
info viewer still claims '-1' is returned if there is no mouse present
though.

-Thomas

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