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try having your routines call a dummy function, then make your 'mode setting'
routine set the dummy function to call the appropriate function as needed.

void putpixel1(int x,int y,int c) { }    // function 1
void putpixel2(int x,int y,int c) { }    // function 2

void *putdummy;

void setmode()
{ if (mode==BANKED)
     putdummy=(void *)putpixel1;
  else
     putdummy=(void *)putpixel2;
}

void something()
{ // set a pixel
  putdummy(x,y,c);
}

Does this make sense?   call a pointer to the appropriate function.   I'm a bit
rusty in the exact wording, but that's kinda the best way to do it.  The
setmode routine determines which one to use, and sets up the pointer as
appropriate.

Hope this helps
Lonnie Nix
lornix AT null DOT net

James Dominy wrote:

> Right I've got two putpixel routines, one for VESA 1.2 banked mode, the
> other for VESA 2.0 Linear Frame Buffer Mode.
>
> They are both implemented as macros now for speed purposes, although no
> doubt inline would have much the same effect on performance.
>
> However, I do not want to continuously have if statements all over my code
> checking which routine should be used. So, I set up an array as such
>
> void *putpixel[2](int x, int y, int c);
>
> and call putpixel[0](0,0,15) for example or use 1 instead of 0 for the
> second routine.
>
> But can I inline them in any way? I realize that this would involve the
> compiler knowing which routine would be used on each call, but I would know
> that from after my mode setting routine!
>
> Any help appreciated!
>
> Thanx James.