[AD] A couple of new entries to the FAQ list

[Laurence Withers <lwithers@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi,

Here are a couple of new entries to the FAQ list: `Why doesn't vsync()
work' and one about DJGPP compilation failure when you don't have a
recent version of binutils.

--- faq._tx.old	Sat Jan 13 14:39:02 2001
+++ faq._tx	Sat Jan 13 14:38:22 2001
@@ -209,6 +209,16 @@
       volume of Allegro's digital sound output.
 
 <h4><li>
+@@   When I compile Allegro, make fails with `Error: operands given don't 
+   match any known 386 instruction'.
+</h4>
+      You need to update your version of binutils. As of writing, the latest 
+      is version 2.10, and you can download it at: 
+      <link>ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/mirrors/simtelnet/gnu/djgpp/v2gnu/</a> . 
+      Look for the latest version of bnu*b.zip (bnu210b.zip, at time 
+      of writing).
+
+<h4><li>
 @@   Why doesn't it work with my video card?
 </h4>
       Try using a FreeBE/AF driver (<link>http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/freebe/</a>),
@@ -595,6 +605,14 @@
       to other compilers that use different values of PI.
 
 <h4><li>
+@@   Why doesn't vsync() seem to work?
+</h4>
+      A number of graphics cards have buggy or incomplete VESA implementations, 
+      and often the vsync() function is not implemented. For examples on 
+      flicker-free drawing, look at the code for the demo game, which uses a 
+      variety of methods to draw itself.
+
+<h4><li>
 @@   I'm still confused. Where can I get help?
 </h4>
       See <link>http://www.talula.demon.co.uk/allegro/maillist.html</a>.

Bye for now,
-- 
Laurence Withers, lwithers@xxxxxxxxxx
                http://www.lwithers.demon.co.uk/

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