From: "Alan McFarlane" <amcfarlane AT bigfoot DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: [Q] Problem with appending datafiles onto executables using Allegro
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 12:49:14 -0000
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I'm having trouble with appending datafiles onto executable files.

The sample code is as follows :

-- test.c --

#include <allegro.h>
#include <stdio.h>

int main(void)
{
    DATAFILE* data;

    allegro_init();

    data = load_datafile("#");

    if (data)
    {
        puts("success");
        unload_datafile(data);
    }
    else
    {
        puts("failed");
    }

    allegro_exit();

    return (0);
}

-- eof --

Compile the executable with :

    gcc -o test.exe test.c -lalleg -Wall -O

Create the (blank) datafile with :

    dat -c0 test.dat

Append the datafile to the executable with :

    exedat -a test.exe test.dat

The program should load the appended datafile and display 'success', however
the call to load_datafile() always fails.
Anyone got any bright ideas?

Operating system is Windows 95 [Version 4.00.1111]
Allegro version is 3.9.30 (WIP) - Dec 20 1999
DJGPP version is 2.02
GCC version is 2.8.1
DPMI memory available is 32039 Kb
DPMI swap space available is 28165 Kb

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Alan McFarlane
amcfarlane AT bigfoot DOT com