History of RSXNT
RSXNT 1.41
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ntbind exports ordinal numbers
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makelib includes hints instead ordinal numbers
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\rsxnt\source\rsxnt\sys files changed:
ACCEPT.C, RECV.C, SEND.C, CLOSE.C, SOCKET.C, READ.C, GETCWD.C, SPAWNVE.C, PTRACE.C, WAIT.C, WAITPID.C, PAUSE.C, SLEEP.C, SLEEP2.C
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\rsxnt\source\rsxnt\helper files changed:
INITSOCK.C, DLL.C, DOFORK.C, HEAP.C, INIT.C, HEAPSIZE.C, DOPTRACE.C, TRUNCATE.C, DOSCALL.C, DLL0W32.S
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rsxide 1.1 new version
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move \rsxnt\include\emx files to \rsxnt\include
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use real Win32 PID in spawnve(), wait() and waitpid ()
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fixed bugs in accept, recv, socket, send, select and close for sockets
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map Win32 ReadFile error ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE to read return 0
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syslib: add signal handling for sleep, sleep2, pause
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syslib: getcwd: fix drive letter
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fix bug in gcc makefile for rsxnt.dll
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support Microsoft January 98 Platform SDK
RSXNT 1.40:
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_beginthreadex()/_endthreadex() supported
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added function call __fcntl (handle, 6) to get OS filehandle
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system library
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shared system library/rsxnt.dll source code (gcc/watcomc)
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DLL stand-alone support
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video library ported to Win32
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video source code and wm_demo sample
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frame-based exception handler (__try and __except)
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gdb work now under NT
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socket bugs fixed; new socket sample
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-Zdll-nrte link bug fixed
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support September 97 Platform SDK files
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fix termio handler (invalid char by switching DOS boxes)
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system(), do not use a quote for command.com
RSXNT 1.31:
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support of Win32 Platform SDK Include files
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ST and MT library directories, allows -Zcrtdll=crtrsxnt
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lib2dll tool
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kill() works for other processes
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modified sample apps: enumw
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bugfix: grc does not return 3, even if resource is ok
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bugfix: makelib handles export section in rdata
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bugfix: wait() return error, gcc -pipe now works!!
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bugfix: automatic TZ string to uppercase
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bugfix: stat() returns different st_ino
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bugfix: fstat() handles console and pipe handles
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bugfix: fix crtrsxnt.h for errno in single runtime dll
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bugfix: ansi emulation uses backgraound color to clear the screen
RSXNT 1.30:
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new tool rsxwin32 (windowed command shell)
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singlethread and multithread C runtime DLL
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C runtime DLL support fixed (you must include crtrsxnt.h)
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Bound Help file for rsxnt, rsx, rsxwin and rsxide (rsxbooks.hlp)
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switch -Zemx32 removed
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RSXIDE, help file in DOC directory, edit text files with double click
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RSXIDE fix for new version of zeus v2
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emx 0.9c support
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tools can be compiled with the emx, djgpp and linux gcc
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long and short filenames in findfirst() / findnext() -> example findfirs
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ntbind moves BSS into DATA
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ntbind supports original LD.EXE from EMX 0.9c
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makelib / ntbind bug (exporting data) fixed
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makelib can read export sections inside text segment (msvc4)
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rsxnt.dll: emx syscall 0x0a fixed
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rsxnt.dll: uses OemToChar / CharToOem functions for console applications file I/O
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rsxnt.dll: system() or spawn("command.com") argument bug-fix
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rsxnt.dll: the TZ environment will be set if TZ is not defined at startup (emx 0.9c specs)
RSXNT 1.2:
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NT support
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VT100/ANSI.SYS support for stdout (necessary for NT)
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multithread library support (_beginthread() function)
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fork() support
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new resource compiler (grc)
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new resource linker (rsrc)
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more Win32 include files (not yet complete)
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uncommitted stack size is one megabyte (Win95 default)
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committed stack size is 8 KB (use gcc -mprobe)
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bug fixed in makelib (faster than 1.1)
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bugs fixed in ntbind
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bugs fixed in rsxnt.dll
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patched LD.EXE for Win32 executables
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ntbind support for new LD format
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updated rsxwin 3d
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new stub for bound programs
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new specs file
RSXNT 1.1:
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New command-line switches for GCC (-Zwin32, -Zrsx32, -Zemx32)
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Support of switch -Zno-rte for DLLs (no run-time-environment)
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RSXNT.DLL can be called from multiple processes (Win32s)
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NT09B ready (EMX-0.9B files re-linked with RSXNT11)
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GDB works now (in archive NT09B-1b.ZIP)
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Support of STDCALL. You must recompile all your source files.
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Libraries compiled with STDCALL
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Library names changed
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Many bug fixes in NTBIND.DLL
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New tool RELOC, to change the image base of the Win32 file.
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New tool RSXPIPE to run console apps in a window
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new library RSXIOAPP to build windowed applications
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new file specs to create Win32 apps with the options -Zxxx32
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RSX version 5b, can also run bound programs with BaseOfImage = 0x400000.
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RSXWIN version 3c, bound program support
RSXNT 1.0a:
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some bugs fixed in Ntbind and other tools
RSXNT 1.0: