From: Shawn Hargreaves <Shawn AT talula DOT demon DOT co DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: [Q]: What is with the SIGSEGVs?
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 19:06:47 +0100
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news.champaign.pdnt.com writes:
> allegro_init();
> text_spot1 = create_sub_bitmap(screen, 1, 1, 15, 7);
> text_spot2 = create_sub_bitmap(screen, 185, 1, 15, 7);
[snip...]
> set_gfx_mode(GFX_VGA, 320, 200, 0, 0);

Nooo! You can't create your sub bitmaps before setting the graphics
mode, because the "screen" parameter hasn't been initialised yet...

btw. it is generally not a good idea to post binary attached files to
usenet groups: many people don't like it, and won't bother reading them. 


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