From: "A. Sinan Unur" <asu1 AT cornell DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: using MK_FP in djgpp
Date: Sat, 02 Aug 1997 11:51:51 -0400
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Egg brains wrote:
> 
> how would i use
> UCHAR *vga = MK_FP(0xA000, 0);
> in djgpp WITHOUT simulating MK_FP in other words i want to know how to use
> 
> memset(vga, 0, 0xffff);
> without having to use MK_FP (or a simulation)... i tried
> memset(__tb & 0xA000, 0, 0xffff);
> this just made a nasty error...
> 
> any and all help would be appreciated... thanx --- Paul


it is not clear to me what you mean by "simulating MK_FP". in any case,
refer to chapter 17 in the FAQ.

for functions to move data between virtual memory and commercial memory,
see the farpoke/farpeek, movedata and dosmemput/dosmemget functions.
-- 
   Sinan
 
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