Re: [cc65] Apple2 Libraries - Current status of file io ?

Hi,

> >Oliver Schmidt is working on the Apple library.

> I am looking for a status of what's been done and if we're even
> compatible.  Oliver might be working on ProDOS 16 implementation where
> I'm working in ProDOS 8.

At least as far as I understand there currently isn't any cc65 C library
support at all for Apple GS/OS. So file I/O support for ProDOS16 doesn't
really seem to be an issue - does it?

In fact I've been thinking about file I/O support for DOS 3.3, but I haven't
really started coding and I don't think I'll do it anytime soon.

> "... my own ideas ob how things should be done..."
>
> I'm not too sure what you mean by this.  Functionally ? Internal
> structure ? Syntax ?

Probably I can try to give you some hints from my own experience:

- Everything that has a "standard" name needs to have the "standard"
functionality, not less but not more as well.
- There really needs to be a very good reason for adding new "non-standard"
functionality.

For example the dio_get_file_info() you proposed in another mail could have
a hard time making it into the cc65 C library - even if it already exists
for the Atari.

Oliver

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