[Coco] About the tylg (type language) ident report

[Gene Heskett]

On Tuesday 23 October 2012 23:26:00 Bill Pierce did opine:

> I have to agree with Mr. Gault on this one. I run a 6809. When running a
> 6309, installing some 6809 code won't matter. But I install a driver
> that Ident's as 6809 when it's actually 6309, the boot would fail. Then
> I'd be busting butt to figure out why it failed and doubtfully looking
> to see if it's 6309 code. I've actually run into this already.
> 
> Bill P
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Sorry about that Bill, it is being worked on though. 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Gault <robert.gault at att.net>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Tue, Oct 23, 2012 9:24 pm
> Subject: Re: [Coco] About the tylg (type language)  ident report
> 
> Gene Heskett wrote:
> > I believe this is probably less of a problem than it could be,
> > primarily because the huge majority of the modules that go to make up
> > the kernel do not actually have any 6309 only code in them.  If that
> > module builds on a 6809 premise setting, without the above ifne
> > verse, then it likely does not actually have 6309 code in it.  Or
> > this assembler (referring to the nitros9 assembler, not mamou) would
> > be squawking about it.
> 
> That is not the best way to look at the "problem". There are quite a
> large number of modules/programs that include conditional 6309 code.
> When these are compiled, there is no provision for selecting the
> language Objct vs Obj6309.
> 
>  From a practical point of view, it does not make the least difference
> how these
> 
> modules are labeled. However, if you run Ident and get the "wrong"
> answer, you might wonder just what you are using.
> 
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