Short:    Ppc.library emulation under WarpOS
Author:   frank@phoenix.owl.de (Frank Wille)
Uploader: frank@phoenix.owl.de
Version:  0.5
Type:     util/libs
Requires: CSPPC or BPPC, powerpc.library V14

Changes since last Aminet release (V0.4a):

o ELFLoadSeg patch allows to start ELF objects directly under WarpOS
o ELF-Loader supports common symbols.
o Redesigned PPC task launcher.
o PPC native TimerObject server task.
o 68k library functions:
  - PPCCacheClearE()
  - PPCCreateTask() (more tags, up to 8 arguments)
  - PPCRunObject() (fixed argument)
o PowerUp kernel functions:
  - PPCGetAttr()
  - PPCFindTask()
  - PPCFinishTask()
  - PPCGetTaskAttr() (PPCTASKTAG_STACKSIZE only)
  - PPCOpenLibrary()
  - PPCCloseLibrary()
  - PPCGetLibSymbol()
  - PPCCreateTimerObject()
  - PPCDeleteTimerObject()
  - PPCGetTimerObject()
  - PPCSetTimerObject()
  - PPCInput()
  - PPCOutput()
  - PPCAllocSignal()
  - PPCFreeSignal()
  - PPCSetSignal()
  - PPCSignal() (might not work)
  - PPCWait()
  - PPCVersion()
  - PPCRevision()
  - PPCFindTagItem()
  - PPCGetTagData()
  - PPCNextTagItem()
  - Add64() (fixed)
  - Add64p() (fixed)
  - Sub64() (fixed)
  - Sub64p() (fixed)
  - Cmp64() (improved)
  - Cmp64p() (improved)


============================= Archive contents =============================

Original  Packed Ratio    Date     Time    Name
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    6024    3594 40.3% 24-Jan-99 18:16:34  BPPCFix
    5496    2402 56.2% 24-Jan-99 19:05:56  history
     195      84 56.9% 20-Dec-98 18:00:22  INSTALL
   44652   20191 54.7% 24-Jan-99 17:17:26  ppc.library
   51648   21922 57.5% 24-Jan-99 17:16:02  ppc.library.debug
   10400    5149 50.4% 19-Dec-98 22:07:20  ppcdbmode
    1218     554 54.5% 24-Jan-99 19:39:40  ppclibemu.readme
   10820    3947 63.5% 24-Jan-99 19:26:06  README
   11940    6895 42.2% 19-Dec-98 22:08:02  repl
      95      87  8.4% 20-Dec-98 16:36:22 +hello_world.c
   13556    5335 60.6% 20-Dec-98 16:36:30 +hello_world.elf
    4172    2508 39.8% 20-Dec-98 16:55:22 +objattr_demo
    1553     697 55.1% 20-Dec-98 16:54:58 +objattr_demo.c
    6336    3081 51.3% 20-Dec-98 16:35:30 +runelf
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  168105   76446 54.5% 28-Jan-99 10:42:32   14 files