Re: [AD] proposed patch for nicer asm symbols exports

[Chris <kcat@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Sam Hocevar wrote:
>    No, only the text segment (== the code and various constant stuff) is
> shared across programs.

Oh, ok. Still, what about stretch_blit? That uses self-modifying code on 
x86 asm.

>    But modern operating systems have ways to share the display (through
> windowed contexts) and the sound device, and your window handle
> definitely does not change when the video mode changes.

Yes, but I was under the impression that Allegro's display-related 
variables were shared between programs (ie. one sets "screen = NULL", 
the other sees "screen == NULL").

>    I don't quite understand, here. At least on X11, OS X and DirectX,
> the screen is not shared between applications, each instance of
> liballegro has a handle to its display area and the operating system
> multiplexes them on screen.

Right. Again, I thought that things like Allegro's screen variable, and 
all associated resources, were shared between programs. You said this 
wasn't the case though, so you can forget what I said (mostly).

- Kitty Cat