The files in this directory are the Source files required to compile Finder V2.06
You will need DICE and the Amiga includes for Exec 3.0 if you want to re-compile.
Open a shell, cd into the source directory and type:

1.> DCC Finder.c -3.0 -gs
   (if you want CPU optimisation, use -020 or -030 options)

It will then compile, assemble and link to produce an executable called "Finder"

NOTE: You MUST use the -gs option as it enables the dynamic stack generator without
which, Finder will crash on a spectacularly regular basis because of the fact that I
know diddly squat about memory allocation in anything other than the stack. Huh!

Finder.GUI is the file for GadToolsBox.  To use it, you will need GadToolsBox
v2.2b+.  However, before you can compile you will need to edit the GadTools
source (sorry, but it is necessary). You must also tell GadToolsBox to generate an
IDCMP Handler (even though Finder uses it's own, the defenitions are needed). This
makes designing your own GUI easy. (I have included an alternative ".GUI" file, but no
source).

  NOTE: If you use GadToolsBox to generate the GUI source from "Finder.GUI" you
         will need to edit it first. These are the changes you will need to
         make to "Finder_GUI.c":

        · Remove all of the "#include" statements. They are incorporated into
           "Finder.c" (if you generate this source as anything other than
           "Finder_GUI.c" you will need to change "#include "Finder_GUI.h" to
           "<name>.h" where <name> is the name you use. You also need to
           change the #include in Finder.c for "Finder_GUI.c").
******->   DO NOT REMOVE "#include "Finder_GUI.h"
        · Change the "struct NewGadget FinderNGad[] = {" function removing all
           of the "(APTR)<Gadget name>Clicked" (where <Gadget name> is the name
           of the gadget concerned) to "NULL". Without this, the program will
           try to call functions which don't exist.
        · Remove completely "HandleFinderIDCMP( void )". This function has been
           moved to "Finder.c" because it is different to the standard generated
           GadToolsBox version.

  NOTE: The following changes must also be made to "Finder_GUI.h" if you use
         "Finder.GUI" to re-generate it.

        · Remove the "GetString" and "GetNumber" defines.
        · Remove the Library setup calls for Intuition and GadTools
           ("extern struct IntuitionBase *IntuitionBase;" &
            "extern struct Library       *GadToolsBase;").
        · Remove the following function prototypes:
           "extern int filelisterClicked( void );"
           "extern int pathClicked( void );"
           "extern int patternClicked( void );"
           "extern int findClicked( void );"
           "extern int quitClicked( void );"
           "extern int helpClicked( void );"
           "extern int aboutClicked( void );"
           "extern int FinderCloseWindow();"
           "extern int FinderVanillaKey();"
           "extern int FinderRawKey();"


For more info, see main Help file.

Chris Jones